eric olthwaite wrote:And why not?
Eddies Boots wrote:Willis too per the beeb :
He captained England in 18 Tests and 29 one-day internationals
Gooch was also captain in the early 90's
Rob wrote:Eddies Boots wrote:Willis too per the beeb :
He captained England in 18 Tests and 29 one-day internationals
Gooch was also captain in the early 90's
And Briefly Boycott too.
Big Bob Willis - a part of my youth gone. Superb quick bowler.
eric olthwaite wrote:I sort of lost sight of cricket around the turn of the late 70s / 80s whilst I was busy being a delinquent cunt. So I completely disassociate England before and after that period.
Willis made his Test debut in ‘71 alongside Colin Cowdray, Ray Illingworth, Knott, Underwood, D’Oliveira etc.
So the idea of him then being there with the ‘new generation’ just doesn’t really compute in my head.
eric olthwaite wrote:Yeah, I thought that too. I wouldn’t immediately have associated Willis with Gower and Botham either.
Yeboah wrote:eric olthwaite wrote:Yeah, I thought that too. I wouldn’t immediately have associated Willis with Gower and Botham either.
Greatest test victory in the history of English cricket and you don't associate the 2 main architects of the win??
Hmm, OK, takes all sorts I guess.
eric olthwaite wrote:Rene Aubergone-ois
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