Was Harold Larwood the fastest bowler that cricket has seen? Perhaps it is better if the uncertainty remains, and the legend is undiminished. Whatever, Harold Larwood was seriously fast, and far more so than any other bowler of his era.
That the Bodyline series was his last in Test cricket was a tragedy, and [...]
HERE it is – the dawning of a new era in which England are the best cricket team in the world
So said Sir Ian Botham after the conclusion of the Oval test match and the reclaiming of the Ashes, for the first time since Andrew Flintoff was knee-high to a pedalo. So earth-shattering was this victory that “proper” news was pushed off the front pages, people danced in the streets as if world peace had been achieved and even Paul Collingwood’s performance (17 runs, 1 catch, 4-0-17-0) was considered worthy of an MBE. In short, England went potty.
On 4th June 1993, Shane Warne changed the English cricketing mentality with that one delivery. Only, this summer, he won’t be here to scare England batsmen.
England in 1989 were strong favourites to retain the Ashes at home. Australia had been uninspiring in the previous few years, yet returned home with a 4-0 victory.
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