Connect with us

Latest News

Thorpe in excelsis: Six of the best

Thorpe in

113* (280 balls, 11 fours) England v Australia, Trent Bridge, Third Test, 1993
England, two matches down in the series, ring the changes, Thorpe is one of four newbies brought in for a Test debut; in the third innings he shares a 150-run partnership with his put-upon skipper Gooch to put England in a position from which, for the first time that summer, they could attack the Aussies. On the final afternoon Andy Caddick takes three quick wickets and at one stage Australia are 115-6, but Steve Waugh and Brendon Julian dig in to ensure the Aussies escape with a draw, six wickets down.
123...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

SUBSCRIBE

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Related Topics
 

Get the Inside Edge

- Sign Up to our weekly Cricket Newsletter
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

More in Latest News