As a kid I remember smashing my school mates all over ( tennis ɓall ) the teacher thought me that good that he sent for the sports teacher - who bowler's a couple of balls and I'm out ‐ Not because he was so good but looking back ‐ I suppose I didn't want the attention - so much talent wasted for this or that reason - sad really .
Derek Underwood’s 200th test wicket in this match. Great to see another Kent stalwart Arthur Fagg as umpire. First man to score double hundreds in each innings of a three day game. Against Essex 1938. Heard a funny story during game at Canterbury. The club wanted to honour Arthur by naming a part of the ground after him, but the thought of a Fagg end at the St Lawrence was never entertained. Thanks for the upload of this march, which of course finished prematurely due to vandalism. Thanks again an take care.
It's amazing that it took so long to figure out it'd be a good idea to have a camera at both ends of the wicket. For all the flack Kerry Packer got, World Series Cricket did bring televised cricket into the late 20th century.
What exactly was the question to which Keith Fletcher's batting was the answer? He didn't perform against the Aussies in '74/5, yet was still being given a chance not to perform against the Aussies here!
Slight slip by Richie at the start "Tony Greig won the toss for the third time in a row". It was only his second test as England captain ! He must have included Mike Denness's ill fated win at Edgbaston.
Literally 7 fieldsman, wk 4 slips and gully and 2 leg slips set to wait for the edge, such a bowler dominated era, just bowl fast at the batsmans body and wait 3 overs, or 7 overs for the edge, if the catch got dropped they were like buses there would another in 20 minutes
Never really understood you requesting matches to be uploaded on here knowing they would put an account in jeopardy. Not to mention, you have yet to upload anything noteworthy yourself. I have 2hrs of that 2nd test, if you want to e-mail me.
Around about 11.40 the list of commentators came up on the screen. Good grief, how much are they missed in today's commentary box?? They kneew the game and it 'showed'. It seems today, every commentator is the friend of every player on the pitch!! Back then, not a constant stream in-jokes to colleagues ( that's not to say there weren't funny quips) Not one commentator obviously repeating what he's getting in his/her ear-piece. Not one commentator trying all the time to crack a witticism/joke...and best of all none of the 70's commentators saying every shot was magnificent, every ball bowled was exactly what the bowler meant. When you hear Tuffnel rabbit on you'd think the batter AND the bowler had told him what they were thinking every ball! Not every wicket was the batsman being beaten by an unplayable ball. If a bowler was poor Beneaud didn't hold back. He didn't just say something like '' it's an off day for Thompson.'', he'll say what he saw, and explain it to the viewer. They kept the viewer informed and didn't bore the viewer either. There were also, happily, silences. They didn't keep going on and on like several of today's 'talkers' do. There's one in particular ( who happens to be a woman) who just will not hush! As for Tuffnel's walk around, annoying members of the crowd asking irrelevant questions...''What's the hot-dog like?'' and, ''Are you enjoying it so far?''...etc. It would be great to get a reply.., '' Over-priced and tastes like cardboard!''...and ''Why does Crawley keep getting picked?'' Then wait whilst the studio stato hurriedly shouts down Tuffnel's ear-piece the possible reasons. Just watching Tuffnel struggle would be a laugh.
Gilmour destroyed England in the world cup semi final. Hampshire recalled for one test and Fletcher didnt play against until the Indian tour 18 months later. The West indies finally sussed out Steele the following summer. The sad thing was Edrich was disillusioned with Test cricket within a year and quit playing for England
Sussed him out? He only really failed in one test and had an average over 40. He was a great player who should have been given five more years of tests.
@@markbailey1970 He had earned the right to go on the 76/7 tour of India granted and was overlooked for Brearley as Fletcher was always likely to go on the tour. As for playing for a further 5 years with the emergence of Gooch Randall and Gower that was never likely. With regards to the Windies sussing him out probably slightly harsh but from passing 50 in 5 of his first 7 innings for England he only managed one more half century in his last 9 which for the sake of the 76/7 tour pick probably did for him
@@reubenfinklestein4496 Indeed he was, a perception he was angry about as Mushtaq and Bedi both played at Northants and Steele always claimed he was fine against those two
Thommo was if anything a little overrated. Genuine pace but not always the direction. Lillee was the Great. Thommo a little too erratic but a good foil.
When fit he was lethal on Aussie pitches which were much quicker than in England. The batsmen's chief problem against him was that they couldn't pick up the length as easily as with orthodox bowlers. Even the West Indies on their 75/76 Aussie tour found him too hot to handle. He was never the same after his injury.
Yes , well 'tweaked' English pitches , slow with no bounce. Intentionally to 'spike' Thomson and Lillee in 1975. It was commented on at the time. In 1977 Ashes Thommo was only 6 months after his shoulder reconstruction. Still, he wasn't the bowler that Snow or Lillee were.
I've never seen highlights of this match . Hmm ...As would be expected , another 'tweaked' pitch to suit England's left arm spinners (and negate Lillee & Thomson) at Headingly. Echoes of the previous 1972 Ashes series. Judging by the behaviour of the ball in Australia's 1st innings. Low, no bounce, turn . Ian Chappell bowled by a long hop, near grubber.
Nothing wrong with the pitch - Richie certainly didn’t seem to think so. Just appalling batting by the Australians in their first innings. I’d forgotten that Australia selflessly never prepare pitches to suit their own strengths.
No helmets. No arm guards. Not much in the way fo thigh pads. At the other end, Lillee and Thompson steaming in...respect.
I'd be just as scared of Gary Gilmour.
As a kid I remember smashing my school mates all over ( tennis ɓall ) the teacher thought me that good that he sent for the sports teacher - who bowler's a couple of balls and I'm out ‐ Not because he was so good but looking back ‐ I suppose I didn't want the attention - so much talent wasted for this or that reason - sad really .
No stupid high fiveing every other player either
Derek Underwood’s 200th test wicket in this match. Great to see another Kent stalwart Arthur Fagg as umpire. First man to score double hundreds in each innings of a three day game. Against Essex 1938. Heard a funny story during game at Canterbury. The club wanted to honour Arthur by naming a part of the ground after him, but the thought of a Fagg end at the St Lawrence was never entertained. Thanks for the upload of this march, which of course finished prematurely due to vandalism. Thanks again an take care.
They should have named the Tavern Bar the "APE" Colony in honour of Alan Knott 🤣🤣
It's amazing that it took so long to figure out it'd be a good idea to have a camera at both ends of the wicket. For all the flack Kerry Packer got, World Series Cricket did bring televised cricket into the late 20th century.
Without fully realising it Packer ( and Greig /Benaud) saved the game with the revolution and the innovations
Great upload got to see a few legends
What exactly was the question to which Keith Fletcher's batting was the answer? He didn't perform against the Aussies in '74/5, yet was still being given a chance not to perform against the Aussies here!
Yes. Poor
Slight slip by Richie at the start "Tony Greig won the toss for the third time in a row". It was only his second test as England captain ! He must have included Mike Denness's ill fated win at Edgbaston.
Well spotted. By Richie's peerless standards, that was an absolute howler!
Hardly recognisable headingley on this old footage
"100 up - in only the 29th over" 😀
Literally 7 fieldsman, wk 4 slips and gully and 2 leg slips set to wait for the edge, such a bowler dominated era, just bowl fast at the batsmans body and wait 3 overs, or 7 overs for the edge, if the catch got dropped they were like buses there would another in 20 minutes
Can You Upload Australia Vs England 1979 80 Second Test Please 🙏🙏🙏
Never really understood you requesting matches to be uploaded on here knowing they would put an account in jeopardy. Not to mention, you have yet to upload anything noteworthy yourself. I have 2hrs of that 2nd test, if you want to e-mail me.
@@oshea900 I Am All Good Mate
Aussies on the booze the night before their 1st innings! What a sequence of appalling shots !
Around about 11.40 the list of commentators came up on the screen. Good grief, how much are they missed in today's commentary box?? They kneew the game and it 'showed'. It seems today, every commentator is the friend of every player on the pitch!! Back then, not a constant stream in-jokes to colleagues ( that's not to say there weren't funny quips) Not one commentator obviously repeating what he's getting in his/her ear-piece. Not one commentator trying all the time to crack a witticism/joke...and best of all none of the 70's commentators saying every shot was magnificent, every ball bowled was exactly what the bowler meant. When you hear Tuffnel rabbit on you'd think the batter AND the bowler had told him what they were thinking every ball! Not every wicket was the batsman being beaten by an unplayable ball. If a bowler was poor Beneaud didn't hold back. He didn't just say something like '' it's an off day for Thompson.'', he'll say what he saw, and explain it to the viewer. They kept the viewer informed and didn't bore the viewer either. There were also, happily, silences. They didn't keep going on and on like several of today's 'talkers' do. There's one in particular ( who happens to be a woman) who just will not hush! As for Tuffnel's walk around, annoying members of the crowd asking irrelevant questions...''What's the hot-dog like?'' and, ''Are you enjoying it so far?''...etc. It would be great to get a reply.., '' Over-priced and tastes like cardboard!''...and ''Why does Crawley keep getting picked?'' Then wait whilst the studio stato hurriedly shouts down Tuffnel's ear-piece the possible reasons. Just watching Tuffnel struggle would be a laugh.
Gilmour destroyed England in the world cup semi final. Hampshire recalled for one test and Fletcher didnt play against until the Indian tour 18 months later. The West indies finally sussed out Steele the following summer. The sad thing was Edrich was disillusioned with Test cricket within a year and quit playing for England
Sussed him out? He only really failed in one test and had an average over 40. He was a great player who should have been given five more years of tests.
@@markbailey1970 He had earned the right to go on the 76/7 tour of India granted and was overlooked for Brearley as Fletcher was always likely to go on the tour. As for playing for a further 5 years with the emergence of Gooch Randall and Gower that was never likely. With regards to the Windies sussing him out probably slightly harsh but from passing 50 in 5 of his first 7 innings for England he only managed one more half century in his last 9 which for the sake of the 76/7 tour pick probably did for him
@@dlamiss He was perceived as not being too hot against spin.
@@reubenfinklestein4496 Indeed he was, a perception he was angry about as Mushtaq and Bedi both played at Northants and Steele always claimed he was fine against those two
Yes steele was dropped too quickly, rather shabbily treated i think. He had at least earned a tour place / experience
Thompson never really performed in the UK
Thommo was if anything a little overrated. Genuine pace but not always the direction. Lillee was the Great. Thommo a little too erratic but a good foil.
When fit he was lethal on Aussie pitches which were much quicker than in England. The batsmen's chief problem against him was that they couldn't pick up the length as easily as with orthodox bowlers. Even the West Indies on their 75/76 Aussie tour found him too hot to handle. He was never the same after his injury.
And the great John Snow 👍
Thomson took the second most number of wickets in this series at an average of 28.6. His career average was 28. I am not sure what you are expecting.
Yes , well 'tweaked' English pitches , slow with no bounce. Intentionally to 'spike' Thomson and Lillee in 1975. It was commented on at the time. In 1977 Ashes Thommo was only 6 months after his shoulder reconstruction. Still, he wasn't the bowler that Snow or Lillee were.
Poor old John Hampshire. Just not talented enough for this level. Totally out of his depth.
I've never seen highlights of this match . Hmm ...As would be expected , another 'tweaked' pitch to suit England's left arm spinners (and negate Lillee & Thomson) at Headingly. Echoes of the previous 1972 Ashes series. Judging by the behaviour of the ball in Australia's 1st innings. Low, no bounce, turn . Ian Chappell bowled by a long hop, near grubber.
Nothing wrong with the pitch - Richie certainly didn’t seem to think so. Just appalling batting by the Australians in their first innings. I’d forgotten that Australia selflessly never prepare pitches to suit their own strengths.