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The Gabba has been Australia’s happy hunting ground since 1946, including 12 wins in Ashes contests. It has also been the location for four English victories. This article names a team for each nation, comprising players who recorded outstanding personal performances there. The 22 performances would make for a magnificent game of cricket. The Australian […]
Like every serious sports fan, I consider myself a better selector than the people who actually do the job. When it comes to the English cricket team, I’m probably right, in red-ball cricket at least, because their selection policy has kept their team perennially second rate despite all its inherent advantages (money, pinching the cream […]
He was also a hard-hitting batsman and as a fielder he became known as 'The Claw' for his ability to catch impossible balls
This article documents those rare occasions when a captain’s decision to insert Australia paid off handsomely. It therefore balances out the series’ preceding Part 1 Who gives a toss? Part 1: When sending Australia in paid off (or so it seemed) and Part 2 Who gives a toss? Part 2: When sending Australia in backfired […]
This article completes this series, with a final ten instances. The previous Part 1 and Part 2 listed 20 other things that will never happen again in an Ashes contest. Perhaps in 50 years’ time cricket followers will look back and marvel that it was once played for five consecutive days, in daylight hours, on natural […]