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Originally Posted by marc71178

I know exactly what happened thanks. I also know how SA cheated to rob England of their last 5 overs when batting, at a time when they were being pummelled - funny how you've glossed over that fact.

How did SA cheated? England faced their full 50 overs. What are you talking about? You are talking about the group game which England won with 1 ball to spare lol

This what McMillan said

"We knew they would need to bowl a part-time bowler for at least one over," McMillan says. "So at 27 off three overs, the game was on. Then it came to 23 off 13. We thought we were still on. We had a short boundary on one side at the SCG. Even then it was great. But at 22 off 1 we were stuffed.

"The irony of the whole saga was that a South African, Allan Lamb, went up to Graham Gooch and told him they must walk off. It was actually he who advised Gooch, otherwise Gooch was going to play on. Lamb advised Gooch, and he is a South African. When we walked off, to give them credit, Gooch and Ian Botham walked up saying, 'If we were to win, we don't want to win that way.' So I have got to give them credit. That meant a lot to me."