Ashes 2021-22: Australia thrash England by nine wickets in the first Test – live!
by Jonathan Howcroft (now) and Tim de Lisle (later) from World news | The Guardian on (#5SXM7)
- Australia chase target of 20 in 31 balls
- Travis Head player of the match
- Any thoughts? Email Jonathan or tweet @JPHowcroft
Ben Carter has emailed in, re: Paul Blakeman's meeting at the toilet door with Graham Swann. It's good Swanny was polite. As a seven-year-old, I ran onto the field at the start of a John Player League match between Gloucestershire and Northants, offering Mike Procter a pencil and a scrap of paper. He looked at me and growled, F off, little boy! We are here to play cricket!"
Mike Procter is someone I would not have wanted to upset, back in the day.
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