It has been a series that, at times, has tested the patience of those both playing and watching it because of the batsman-friendly pitches that yielded 17 centuries in all, but the climax was another reminder of what is truly great about Test cricket.
Young children are often too nice to understand this, and, when playing Monopoly, will tax adults' patience by refusing to bankrupt other players, or by suggesting a cash injection all round from the central bank.
Even if more kids from more diverse backgrounds were playing, it would still be an impossibly difficult game that requires otherworldly hand-eye coordination, endless patience and freakish cool.