Am die hard Englishman and supporter. Have to say that Dennis Lillee was the best I have ever seen, splendid action, attitude, fearless. Often imitated but never equalled.
@@kunalsingh3121 When did you make those figures up. DK dismissed Viv Richards 16 times in Tests & WSC SuperTests. He was the most successful bowler against him. The two greatest of the modern era, head to head in the same era.
@@graemealexander8804 I didn't make those stats by myself...though I am not a big believer in numbers but I fetch this article from ESPN cricinfo...Viv indeed avg 50 against Dennis Lillee....,Though no denying his greatness...The most complete fast bowler Australia ever had.
@@graemealexander8804 not to mention the "miracle match", the Gillette Cup semi in 1976 when WA was dismissed for 77, then Lillee bowled Viv (playing for Queensland) for a duck, had Chappell out shortly after for 2 and WA went on to win by 15 runs ...
One of the greatest moment in test history,the best batsman in the world,the best bowler in the world,the best cricket ground in the world,the best cricket crowd in the world, the best last ball of a days play. Never again will there be the very best facing the very best on the last ball of the day too the sound of Lillee,Lillee.Situations where magic moments happen.
Showing only that last delivery doesn't do full justice to either Viv or Lillee...i had heard someone (maybe Richie Benaud) mention, the previous two deliveries were perfect out-swingers, which Viv probably missed (cant remember exactly). And then this surprise in-swinger to get an inside edge...a great great bowler set up a great great batsman...stuff of dreams.
@@jatin123ize? In 1977 the University of WA, tested the great man & he registered 154.8kmh. In another test, he was clocked at 155.7kmh. This was after his famous comeback from 4 spinal stress fractures, which was unheard of & testament that he was the only man ever to make a successful comeback. In 1972, DK Lillee was at his fastest & most terrifying. If he was bowling 97mph in 1977, he surely was nudging 100mph pre back injury. The greatest fast bowler of all time & the most skilled.
Remember when he used to walk right back to the boundary fence, then make the long run in with the crowd shouting "Lillee, Lillee, Lillee"? Then Thomo would come on from the other end. It was an awesome time, with fewer countries playing, but much closer competition. To me it's a shame that the West Indies - who may well have had the best team of all time back then - have never really regained their prominence since that era. I used to hate them beating us, but they were fantastic to watch. I always thought that if poor old Brian Lara had been around a bit sooner, when he could have concentrated on batting in team of other legends - instead of having to take the weight of the Captaincy too soon, and being in a poor team - he might have been the equal of Bradman...
Sadly because of covid the MCG dint have big crowds for the test series. Best ground in the world, no doubt. Every kid even In India dreams to play there on boxing day
I was 11 watching this and remember it clear as a bell. Lillee was our cricket hero and through the tele just had that charisma like no-one else. And Viv Richards, as much as we enjoyed him getting out cheaply, it was almost as good seeing him smash everyone around the ground. Oh, I'm getting all nostalgic here!
He set Viv beautifully there... He bowled two bouncers and suddenly a fuller delivery.. You see initially Viv was committed to the back foot and as a result he got an inside edge.
What a time to be alive , legends everywhere the crowd was off its head this day wont see legends like these again no helmets to the genuine quicks cricket was king and off the field the tourists were awsome with us kids and a hit with the ladies ;-)
As an Englishman, who loved his cricket in the 70's and 80's i was spoilt. The West Indies and Australia had remarkable fast bowling attacks with style, pace and relentless pressure - if the batter was lucky and saw off the first two, along came another two!!! My favourite??? I take my cap off to you Mr Lillee SIR.
Well this is the most 'nervous' Viv ever became in his entire career.... Usually, it was the bowlers who got nervous. Speaks volumes about Lillee. Champion bowler !
@@Vivek_Chauhan-ng4mo bro do you really think facing them in the nets was same as facing them on the field?? You don't have any pressure of getting out in the nets of their bowling which is not the case on the field.. there's always a huge difference.. without any disrespect to Lilee though, but the carribean pacers of that time were more intimidating..
This was probably the last season Lillee bowled what could be considered genuine pace, he was in his early 30s by then and quite a bit slower than his peak years from 1972 -1977, he played very little cricket in 1982 and 1983 and came back for his farewell series against Pakistan at the end of 1983, by then he was only gentle medium pace but still got plenty of wickets.
@@scdingundaroo and the bay 13 crowd stayed behind chanting for 30mins until DK came out again and acknowledged them. Truly one of the best cricket days ever.
Richards was one of the all time greats. However check the records, Hadlee and Lillee got the best of him. They were both great corridor bowlers who could nip it around and in the right conditions swing it. They also had enough pace to keep him off the front foot with sharp bouncers. Richards didn’t like to be tied down and on most occasions against these two great bowlers he picked the wrong ball to go after.
Viv played Dennis better than anyone in that era...He put Hadlee to sword too whenever he faced him but fact is Viv only faced Hadlee in two series in 1985 and in 1987 never in Viv's prime really i.e. between 1977 to 1983.
True. But still Richards still played them like he would play any other bowler. Lillee and Hadlee were great(best) bowlers so they got him out more times. Viv was not like for example Javed Miandad telling himself 'Hadlee won't get my wicket today' when walking in to the middle. But again the determination to stick to his game regardless of bowlers made him the best ever batsman. Well 75% of fans would consider Bradman the greatest but 20% would say it is Viv Richards.
And away. He cleaned up in England, averaged near 6.5 wkts a Test & is rated as the best paceman to ever tour the Carribean shores by Tony Cosier, West Indies. DK was a colossus of the game & the finest of all time.
@@graemealexander8804Lillie miserably bowling averaged 101 when he toured Pakistan. He wasn't properly tested on Subcontinent pitches like all the greatest fast bowlers. Lillie had it easy bowling mostly in Australia & some other pace friendly pitches for almost all of his career. He didn't have a single wicket in the West Indies away. He is far from the finest ever, the actual finest ever Bowlers proved themselves in all kinds of conditions & pitches, Lillie didn't.
Lillee was still bowling at 155kmh in 1977, after his famous comeback from 4x spinal vertebrae stress fractures, when no one had ever comeback or knew what they were. He was a pioneer, he changed his running style, action & fitness regime. He was strong & became the greatest fast bowler the world has ever seen.
I miss that Australian crowd. so much crazy and so much involved in the game. Ours two cricket crazy nations. ps : Viv was never nervous. the bowlers were afraid of him instead of him being afraid of the bowler
Two giants of the game playing in the same era, opposing trades. Viv is the best batsman of the last 70 years. Lillee the greatest quick. He could remove anyone.
The great days of test cricket. Not old or archaic but timeless. Sadly not likely an encore will ensue not because of t20 and technology. Very simply such skills do not exist today because the academies and nations whose primary motivation is financial do not see the value in cricket at its most challenging. While i does not behove me to be an old fart i can exercise my free speech to say,”..The Tendulkars and Smiths are good players in an age of cricket mediocrity and ergo facing Holding, Thomson, Roberts,Snow et al., at their prime their averages would be about 60% at best of the ludicrous numbers of today”
Tendulkar and smith aren’t from the same era tendulkar played from 1989-2013 . Tendulkar did have to face akram, younis, Warne , murali , Marshall , donald, pollock , McGrath , Vaas, Brett lee , akhtar . The bowling in 90s and 2000s was lethal . I agree the 70 s and 80s were crazier . However Steve Smith can’t be compared to sachins era
I think a combined best modern attack of Bumrah,Cummins,Archer and Ashwin with Stokes as the all rounder would trouble any batting lineup in history. Or Rashid Khan for Archer if it's in Asia..
I used to see his wonderful bowling in my teenage and childhood. It was only more than marvelous and magnificent performances. Love and respect from Pakistan Professor Virginia University USA 🌹
What a beautiful action. I love to watch him bowling. Viv Richards, Javed Miandad, Sunil Gavaskar all rated him very highly. What a bowler!
Am die hard Englishman and supporter. Have to say that Dennis Lillee was the best I have ever seen, splendid action, attitude, fearless. Often imitated but never equalled.
Dickie Bird said something similar.
Lillee and Alderman in English conditions were the best opening combination ive seen in 55 years watching cricket
"Dennis Lilee is the only bowler to give me sleepless nights"- Viv Richards
Still Viv avg 50 against Lille.
@@kunalsingh3121 When did you make those figures up. DK dismissed Viv Richards 16 times in Tests & WSC SuperTests. He was the most successful bowler against him. The two greatest of the modern era, head to head in the same era.
@@graemealexander8804 I didn't make those stats by myself...though I am not a big believer in numbers but I fetch this article from ESPN cricinfo...Viv indeed avg 50 against Dennis Lillee....,Though no denying his greatness...The most complete fast bowler Australia ever had.
@@graemealexander8804 not to mention the "miracle match", the Gillette Cup semi in 1976 when WA was dismissed for 77, then Lillee bowled Viv (playing for Queensland) for a duck, had Chappell out shortly after for 2 and WA went on to win by 15 runs ...
@@rickydumas9994 u mean ql. Bowled out for 65
One of the greatest moment in test history,the best batsman in the world,the best bowler in the world,the best cricket ground in the world,the best cricket crowd in the world, the best last ball of a days play. Never again will there be the very best facing the very best on the last ball of the day too the sound of Lillee,Lillee.Situations where magic moments happen.
Showing only that last delivery doesn't do full justice to either Viv or Lillee...i had heard someone (maybe Richie Benaud) mention, the previous two deliveries were perfect out-swingers, which Viv probably missed (cant remember exactly). And then this surprise in-swinger to get an inside edge...a great great bowler set up a great great batsman...stuff of dreams.
Sorry best bowling , waqar to lara in pindi ,lara cleen bowled
What about india vs australia in Gabba then?
Not the best Cricket crowd, but the meanest !! Rest, I agree!
On what at the time was arguably the worst pitch in the world ...
Even after watching this 40 odd years later gives me goosebumps. How electrifying the moment was!
Same!
Facing and trying to pull 95+ mph without helmet . Hats off to Viv Richards and all the brave players. 😁 👌🏻
Lillee didn’t bowl 95+ mph.
Spartacus Singh Lillee was still hovering around that 90mph mark after the injury, he has bowled 95 mph before his injury though so shut your mouth
That was hardly 90 mph
@@jatin123ize? In 1977 the University of WA, tested the great man & he registered 154.8kmh. In another test, he was clocked at 155.7kmh. This was after his famous comeback from 4 spinal stress fractures, which was unheard of & testament that he was the only man ever to make a successful comeback. In 1972, DK Lillee was at his fastest & most terrifying. If he was bowling 97mph in 1977, he surely was nudging 100mph pre back injury. The greatest fast bowler of all time & the most skilled.
@Spartacus Singh 97mph after comeback. Quickest in 1972. Would be nearing 100mph back then.
I was 11, I remember watching that on TV like it was yesterday. DK Lillee was my absolute hero, as was Viv also. What an era.
I was 11 too, I still remember Day 2 when they batted past our 198 anyway.
Me too
Nice
I doubt there will ever be another bowler like Lillee. I loved watching him bowl. Great times for cricket.
Remember when he used to walk right back to the boundary fence, then make the long run in with the crowd shouting "Lillee, Lillee, Lillee"? Then Thomo would come on from the other end. It was an awesome time, with fewer countries playing, but much closer competition. To me it's a shame that the West Indies - who may well have had the best team of all time back then - have never really regained their prominence since that era. I used to hate them beating us, but they were fantastic to watch. I always thought that if poor old Brian Lara had been around a bit sooner, when he could have concentrated on batting in team of other legends - instead of having to take the weight of the Captaincy too soon, and being in a poor team - he might have been the equal of Bradman...
As a 10 year old, this half hour of test cricket sold me on the game. Unbelievable.
same
Couldn't agree more. I was 11 and that spell turned me into a Test cricket lover for the rest of my days!
What a bowler. Imagine Lillee bowling at Lords today in those conditions he would have had a hatful of wickets.
Love the mcg crowds greatest atmosphere anywhere in the world the chant of lillee lillee lillee will never be forgotten
Sadly because of covid the MCG dint have big crowds for the test series. Best ground in the world, no doubt. Every kid even In India dreams to play there on boxing day
Those deadly bouncer attempted without helmet by Viv Richards, respect💛
I have ever seen him "nervous". He is King Viv😎
I was 11 watching this and remember it clear as a bell. Lillee was our cricket hero and through the tele just had that charisma like no-one else. And Viv Richards, as much as we enjoyed him getting out cheaply, it was almost as good seeing him smash everyone around the ground. Oh, I'm getting all nostalgic here!
Commentary we won't hear again sadly.
He set Viv beautifully there... He bowled two bouncers and suddenly a fuller delivery.. You see initially Viv was committed to the back foot and as a result he got an inside edge.
Actually it was 4 bouncers. They only showed 2 here.
and Viv should have been playing for stumps but 2 huge egos the best v the best ...there had to be a winner takes all no nil all draw
That flawless run up.🔥🔥
What a time to be alive , legends everywhere the crowd was off its head this day wont see legends like these again no helmets to the genuine quicks cricket was king and off the field the tourists were awsome with us kids and a hit with the ladies ;-)
Two absolute champions.
Facing bouncers without helmets man. Hats off.
anshumaan sonker was that a pun because it was bad
I'd rather stick to hats on 🎩
Helmets off
@@Priyasharma1.9.9.7 Leave it alone you childish git.
As an Englishman, who loved his cricket in the 70's and 80's i was spoilt. The West Indies and Australia had remarkable fast bowling attacks with style, pace and relentless pressure - if the batter was lucky and saw off the first two, along came another two!!! My favourite??? I take my cap off to you Mr Lillee SIR.
Look at that action. Fluid. The Mo, the shirt the gold chain. It's a story. And what a legend.
Lillee the storm!! Richards playing this menace without a helmet!! My teenage time heroes!!
Everyone played without a helmet then.
@@agnostic47 yep. thats how it was then the pads were thin and gloves pretty ordinary too.
A true champion. Spectacular fast bowler ❤
The greatest fast bowler ever.
Back in the days when cricket was challenging
Well this is the most 'nervous' Viv ever became in his entire career.... Usually, it was the bowlers who got nervous. Speaks volumes about Lillee. Champion bowler !
incredible contest - no shame in Sir Viv losing his wicket, and I say that has a fervid Aussie fan.
Richards said that lille was the toughest bowler he ever faced
@@Vivek_Chauhan-ng4mo that's because he never had to face Garner, Roberts, Holding, Marshal..
@@siddhartha9834 actually he did faced them in the nets and Lille was by far the best bowler of his generation. Period
@@Vivek_Chauhan-ng4mo bro do you really think facing them in the nets was same as facing them on the field?? You don't have any pressure of getting out in the nets of their bowling which is not the case on the field.. there's always a huge difference.. without any disrespect to Lilee though, but the carribean pacers of that time were more intimidating..
Great moment. 4-10 at stumps and the great fast bowler outfoxes one of the greatest batsmen on the last ball of the day
Bowler that troubled viv the most... He also said the same in an interview.
Rest in peace Rodney Marsh. Can't imagine what the great man DK must be going through as well
0:04 and Ravi Shastri claims that he invented this line 😂😂😂😂
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true, copyright or copy cat? 😂😂😂😂
It doesn’t get much better than this
Growing up in Australia..Sir Viv Richards was a GOD!
This was probably the last season Lillee bowled what could be considered genuine pace, he was in his early 30s by then and quite a bit slower than his peak years from 1972 -1977, he played very little cricket in 1982 and 1983 and came back for his farewell series against Pakistan at the end of 1983, by then he was only gentle medium pace but still got plenty of wickets.
Lillee and McGrath, two of cricket's greatest fast bowlers.....but Richie Benaud the worlds best ever commentator, and game analyzer....bar none!
Viv was a long way behind that first bouncer. Just a shame the WI have been so bad for more than 20 years now
Richards was waiting for a shortpitch delivery and didn't expect this ball.
What a beautiful action.
Was this the same test Kim Hughes made a gutsy 100 not out? The fist pump from Lillee was outstanding. One of the few bowlers who could trouble Viv!
Yes. Hughes made his century earlier the same day. It was one of the best days of test cricket.
@@scdingundaroo and the bay 13 crowd stayed behind chanting for 30mins until DK came out again and acknowledged them. Truly one of the best cricket days ever.
Though Richards was never 'nervous' of any bowler there was interesting rivalry with Lillee.
one of THE great test moments
Players: Let's wear sweaters on top of jerseys...
Crowd: Let's take off our clothes...
Lillee is great for me overall and greatest in sena countries but great viv mentioned his name as the toughest bowler to face..some respect..
Sad
More crowds like this please!
Side note, I can’t believe how long ago Tony Greig and Bull Lawry were commentating
Marvellous cricket that!
ahh when cricket was gold. What have they done to my favourite game
Richards was one of the all time greats. However check the records, Hadlee and Lillee got the best of him. They were both great corridor bowlers who could nip it around and in the right conditions swing it. They also had enough pace to keep him off the front foot with sharp bouncers. Richards didn’t like to be tied down and on most occasions against these two great bowlers he picked the wrong ball to go after.
Exactly, Richards was never comfortable facing both.
Like Sachin and Lara weren't comfortable facing McGrath..
Hadlee consciously imitated Lillee's action.
Viv played Dennis better than anyone in that era...He put Hadlee to sword too whenever he faced him but fact is Viv only faced Hadlee in two series in 1985 and in 1987 never in Viv's prime really i.e. between 1977 to 1983.
True. But still Richards still played them like he would play any other bowler. Lillee and Hadlee were great(best) bowlers so they got him out more times. Viv was not like for example Javed Miandad telling himself 'Hadlee won't get my wicket today' when walking in to the middle. But again the determination to stick to his game regardless of bowlers made him the best ever batsman. Well 75% of fans would consider Bradman the greatest but 20% would say it is Viv Richards.
Lillee was undisputed in Home 🔥
I remember watching this live when it happened. Classic Dennis Lillee!
And away. He cleaned up in England, averaged near 6.5 wkts a Test & is rated as the best paceman to ever tour the Carribean shores by Tony Cosier, West Indies. DK was a colossus of the game & the finest of all time.
@@graemealexander8804Lillie miserably bowling averaged 101 when he toured Pakistan. He wasn't properly tested on Subcontinent pitches like all the greatest fast bowlers.
Lillie had it easy bowling mostly in Australia & some other pace friendly pitches for almost all of his career. He didn't have a single wicket in the West Indies away.
He is far from the finest ever, the actual finest ever Bowlers proved themselves in all kinds of conditions & pitches, Lillie didn't.
Who else is here after viv Richard interview in Sony ESPN.
1st Test at Melbourne 26-31 December 1981: Australia won by 58 runs.
Happy birthday legend 🎊
DK Lillee the greatest fast bowler ever !
Just look at how the crowd is cheering them. Ahh those days when Cricket was passion!!
The crowd was still there an hour later. They were chanting Lillee, Lillee. Lillle. Unbelievable scenes. Test cricket at its zenith.
Clive Lloyd seemingly stunned at the other end, trying to process what had just occurred
Some lethal bowling. Some balls to face it without protection.
Of course he is nervous he's facing bouncers without a helmet.
Real men real commentators. No skirts. Good old days. 👍🏽
Would love to ask Clive Lloyd is thoughts when Viv was bowled
The greatest fast bowler of all time. Lillee was also past his best by this point.
Peak Lillee and Thomo was 1975,Then in 1976 you had peak Viv Richards.....but still and always dangerous.....
Lillee had lost his express pace but made up for it with guile.
Great setup
Best bowling action i have ever seen
the GOAT fast bowler
Lille is a warrior ..
Not as quick as he was in the 1970's but what an awesome rivalry these two champions had......always drama when Lillie was in action!
Lillee was still bowling at 155kmh in 1977, after his famous comeback from 4x spinal vertebrae stress fractures, when no one had ever comeback or knew what they were. He was a pioneer, he changed his running style, action & fitness regime. He was strong & became the greatest fast bowler the world has ever seen.
This is why you don't want to bat at the end of the day. Because of moments like this.
I miss that Australian crowd. so much crazy and so much involved in the game. Ours two cricket crazy nations.
ps : Viv was never nervous. the bowlers were afraid of him instead of him being afraid of the bowler
Two giants of the game playing in the same era, opposing trades. Viv is the best batsman of the last 70 years. Lillee the greatest quick. He could remove anyone.
@@graemealexander9347 Lilee struggle in asia man but yaa still i Rate him as best quick alongside or just behind Malcom marshall.
A great confrontation between two kings of cricket . The "Black Prince" vs The "White Giant".
A bowler who gave attitude to Cricket...
Remember that game Australia all out 200 odd , Hughes scored100
Than Alderman and Lillee stuck it up the windies, great days of test cricket 🏏🏏🏏🏏
Viv gloved the very first bouncer. Clear deviation.
Hooking like that without helmet Against Lille 🙄😥
An in-outswing.
Viv wearing a half sleveved jumper cos it is too cold and the men in the crowd are shirtless with tiny shorts!!!
What an action
The word 'nervous' infront of Viv ; Only Lilee could do it.
Best fast bowler in the world dennis lillie 👍👍👍
some good cricket here.
Lillie Lillie😍
Viv v Dennis, was like Ali v Foreman, giants of their own sport.
Poetry in motion
Lillee + Thomson = Aussie terror.
A study on classic bowling action.
Was that all the light during the end of play ..? Were there any lights for those final overs..?
Would be another 3 years before floodlights installed at MCG.
No helmets great cricketing days and the courage to face fast bowlers
legends are legend
always good to see the Windies copping some aggro
The atmosphere
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Goddamn I love cricket
If there was any batsman I wouldn't describe as "nervous" it would be Viv Richards.
Unparallele Denis Lillee
Lillee was world best bowler 1975 to 1980
The great days of test cricket. Not old or archaic but timeless. Sadly not likely an encore will ensue not because of t20 and technology. Very simply such skills do not exist today because the academies and nations whose primary motivation is financial do not see the value in cricket at its most challenging. While i does not behove me to be an old fart i can exercise my free speech to say,”..The Tendulkars and Smiths are good players in an age of cricket mediocrity and ergo facing Holding, Thomson, Roberts,Snow et al., at their prime their averages would be about 60% at best of the ludicrous numbers of today”
Tendulkar and smith aren’t from the same era tendulkar played from 1989-2013 . Tendulkar did have to face akram, younis, Warne , murali , Marshall , donald, pollock , McGrath , Vaas, Brett lee , akhtar . The bowling in 90s and 2000s was lethal . I agree the 70 s and 80s were crazier . However Steve Smith can’t be compared to sachins era
I think a combined best modern attack of Bumrah,Cummins,Archer and Ashwin with Stokes as the all rounder would trouble any batting lineup in history. Or Rashid Khan for Archer if it's in Asia..
The greatest game in the world
Which match
In deality , Richie Benaud could cricket seems rather lively .
Which year was this btw
1981 - 26 December
Umpires uniform used to be much better earlier displaying true gentleman game
Richards not even wearing helmet
I used to see his wonderful bowling in my teenage and childhood. It was only more than marvelous and magnificent performances.
Love and respect from Pakistan
Professor Virginia University USA 🌹