Former Wales assistant coach Lynn Howells, who coached Williams in his formative years at Pontypridd, said the flanker's return to Test rugby is a huge boost for Wales.

BBC: Williams makes shock Wales return

On the ground where he spent his formative years in English cricket with Nottinghamshire, he had previously failed to reach fifty in six Test innings.

BBC: Pietersen century rescues England

Kids spend their formative years being judged on the basis of tests that are more about knowing the ways of the test than about knowing the subject.

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