Why do cricket balls have to be so hard?

Cricket balls are incredibly hard and are the product of centuries of tradition and the extreme physical demands of the game.
The Guardian

Arrogant England’s cricket machine collapses like a castle of dust in 11 days

So this is Christmas. And what have we done? The Ashes is over. With two Tests still to come When the moment finally came the visuals were perfect: clean lines, neat angles, figures picked out in ...
The New York Times

The Ashes enter the Twilight Zone: What makes pink-ball, day-night cricket so different — and difficult?

The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join. No team sport is quite so obsessed by the colour of the ball as cricket. Where the annual shift in English Premier League ...