South Africa bat, bat and bat, grinding England into the dirt, led by Hashim Amla’s utterly relentless occupation of the crease.
South Africa fought back before England fought back and then South Africa fought back again to leave the Test in the balance on a day of fightbacks at the Oval.
After a disastrous start, England recovered well to dominate the opening day of the most decisive series in cricket history. Ever.
Meetings between South Africa and England are rarely dull; 2003 was no exception.
The County Championship is back! If it was 1989, this would presumably have been one of the lead stories for this week’s edition of the Junior Gazette.
The international retirement of Brett Lee has brought plaudits from across the globe, although very few of them are to do with his musical escapades. Our resident Aussie isn’t quite as positive.
The past month hasn’t all been about Australians humiliating themselves on the international stage, you know.
Not everyone had a computer in the 1980s.