Australia’s 1995 Test series win in the Caribbean is rightly seen as a historic event in Australian cricket, but it wouldn’t have been achieved without the groundwork laid in the previous series – 1994/95 Ashes.
I’ve been fortunate enough to watch, coach and play more than a few cricket matches over the last couple of weeks. I’ve spent the day with my feet up, listening to Bob Willis and David Lloyd bemoaning West Indian fielding, flung myself across a sloping outfield in the name of cutting off another batch of legside wides, and prowled a boundary rope muttering curses towards LBW decisions and non-existent backing up.
Courage is an admirable quality at the best of times, but when you face an adversary who you are told is far superior, it can be mistaken for false hope. Black Cap Peter McGlashan discusses what it was like being on the receiving end of the brave Scottish onslaught and also about a chance encounter with a fellow innovator in the Scottish side.