@jamierkennedy@ShaneRyanHere Jim Laker: 19 for 90 vs Australia in 1956.
9 for 37 in the first innings.
10 for 53 in the second.
To this day the 5th and 1st best innings performances by a bowler in over 2600 matches and (almost) 150 years of test cricket.
@stummala13@tds122 1985 was AB as captain v 1.0, before he got fed up with losing (so much so he threatened to quit)
V 2.0 arrived by 1986/87 when again lose the Ashes. In the 5th test (dead rubber) dean jones scored a big 100 & was feeling pretty good about himself. Border was not so pleased.
@jamierkennedy Minority opinion, but voted no. Rory may well be the best ever European golfer [seems likely he will pass Vardon's 7 majors & be the most successful too], but, to me, "greatest" has a legacy / impact / influence component. Right now, I'd still put him #2 to Seve in that regard.
@Miranthobe@Layemie001 Beyond dangerous. To call it stupid would be kind. It worked this time but itโs the sort of behaviour that will one day alter one. or both, of their lives permanently.
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@jamierkennedy@TheMasters I have a university assignment due tomorrow (Monday 15 April 1996, Australian time). Fingers crossed for an uneventful round so I can concentrate on it.
@Djoko_UTD Criminally underrated: McEnroe 77 titles in each of singles and doubles. Stefan Edberg the only other open-era mens player to be #1 in both, and he has only 41 singles titles and 18 doubles titles, to Mac's 77 each.
@tds122 What if McEnroe still had Borg to push him? This is McEnroeโs face on hearing Borg had retired, aged just 25, in 1981. Neither won a major after the age of 25.
@Djoko_UTD Borg not winning the USO. If he'd done so, particularly in 1976 or 1978, he might have played the AO [which was grass like Wimbledon], and gone for the career grand slam.