Unicorns are real – the Wes Durston story

Earlier this year the ECB needed to fill a hole left by Ireland pulling out of their Pro40 series.

They did this by promoting the best players from outside county cricket, the minor counties, and putting them in a team they called the ECB Unicorns.

The name came from a competition on the ECB's website, and proves that democracy cannot work.

The ECB Unicorns were amateur players, because the ECB decided not to pay them, probably because Unicorns do not exist.

So these players who were helping the ...