The 2005 Ashes contest was without a doubt the greatest sporting contest I've ever witnessed. Two great teams playing five games which were pretty much on a knife edge all the way through. I can't recall too many truly great ODI's or 20/20's.
Whereas I can vividly recall Gooch's 333* against India and his 154* against a prime West Indies attack.
Atherton's 185* in Joberg
Devon Malcom's 9-57 at the Oval against South Africa
Test cricket will always be the true benchmark of a cricketers greatness.
correct
remember John Edrich fending off the Windies pace attack,someone ran on to the pitch with an artifical large bat and gave it to him
yeah,Devon Malcolm,forgot about that,Gladstone Small was brilliant down under too
I've always loved Test cricket. Especially on TMS. I don't mind the 50 over game but 20/20 is not for me.
I have been lovestruck since John Snow days. It's comparable to excitable, or not, train spotting.
Dad was in a Hospital dying and Phil Tufnell did this http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63561.html
His family had an eye on both at the Sussex County. Thanks Phil.
So you love cricket more than football?
When I as a kid during the school summer holidays if there was a test on I would set my alarm for 10:50 so I was up just in time for start of play, and watch all day and same thing re lunch and tea. If it was raining when I woke up I was distraught......
Never had the same need for any form of one day cricket, but happy to watch a bit now and then and do enjoy a summer Friday evening at Hove.