London calling for devout MLB fans as historic rivalry goes international | Matthew Engel

America's national pastime briefly heads to the UK, with St Louis facing the Chicago Cubs in front of an unusual audience

One novel import to the playing fields of England has suffered an intellectual setback this week: the concept of Test cricket as an exercise in fun, joy and innovation. Now here comes another alien.

This weekend America's national pastime stages a brief incursion onto these shores to see if it might be fertile ground for expansion. Forget Bazball for a moment, here comes baseball.