England’s series-deciding defeat by Australia at Emirates Old Trafford provided a fitting finale for a condensed international campaign that has seen 18 matches across three formats squeezed into just over two months.
The West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland and Australia have all joined England in their ‘bio-secure’ bubble to lend the cricketing calendar an element of normality despite the lack of fans.
Here, the PA news agency looks at who fared best and worst over the summer.
Winners
Stuart Broad and James Anderson
Chris Woakes
Zak Crawley
Dawid Malan
Losers
Joe Denly
Moeen Ali