Richard Edwards recalls the last time England played a World Cup semi-final on home soil, coming up against unfancied opponents who rose to the occasion…

Leading the way: Man of the match Mohinder Amarnath shone with bat and ball for India against England
PICTURE: Getty Images

Many England supporters had arrived in Manchester anticipating a procession and in some ways that was exactly what they witnessed. It just wasn’t the one they were expecting.
It was June 22, 1983 when England last played a World Cup semi-final on home soil, against an Indian side that up to that point ...