- RT @paras77: As we embark on a new cricketing journey from tomorrow,on behalf of the Whole team would like to THANK all the PAST and PRESEN… 07:23:06, 2018-08-01
- England goes into the First Test with three spinners. Their 2018 season first-class bowling averages are 7.40, 43.0… https://t.co/gJa99jNqNI 07:31:18, 2018-08-01
- RT @MexicoCricket: ¿Quieres ver algún cricket internacional en vivo?
Holanda jugará contra Nepal en Ámsterdam mañana miércoles el 1 de ago… 07:32:31, 2018-08-01
- RT @lancscricket: HIGHLIGHTS: Surrey Stars vs Lancashire Thunder: https://t.co/GIyxflfHu3 via @YouTube 07:51:16, 2018-08-01
- RT @WesternStormKSL: Check out the match report from today’s brilliant victory vs. @VipersKSL at @FACCC_Cricket #stormtroopers 🌪🌪 https://… 07:51:38, 2018-08-01
- RT @PDCC1843: Brilliant news as Parramatta Captain Nick Bertus wins a well deserved contract with Cricket NSW. Bert, originally a Baulkham… 08:09:51, 2018-08-01
- @aadisharma1900 And Root and Malan in reply to aadisharma1900 09:28:55, 2018-08-01
- England will begin its 1000th Test later day. Of the previous 999 I've chosen as a personal favourite, the Seventh… https://t.co/1XL6XnO0op 09:52:37, 2018-08-01
- RT @momocricket: So, here it is. My first ever full page coverage. Nepal is playing their first ever ODI match, this is the least I can do.… 13:23:23, 2018-08-01
- Rain no play match abandoned https://t.co/ZaTMwXuCWI 15:53:35, 2018-08-01
- RT @Cricket_PNG: Norman Vanua on Mudmen’s loss against Mariners today https://t.co/T5QW337o4Z 15:54:08, 2018-08-01
- @hrishantsinghal All of them. It's a tie in reply to hrishantsinghal 15:55:13, 2018-08-01
- RT @Cricket_PNG: Mariners captain Assad Vala on his team’s win against Mudmen https://t.co/b1l55eHPug 15:55:30, 2018-08-01
- RT @BCCIdomestic: Dhruv Shorey 100 runs in 159 balls (17×4, 1×6) Board President XI 274/2 @paytm BPXIvSaA #BPXISeries Scorecard:https://t.… 15:56:41, 2018-08-01
- Mitchell Starc hat trick twice
https://t.co/vFqt7nefmW https://t.co/ZaTMwXuCWI 16:09:24, 2018-08-01 - I'm amazed at the people who can't count to five. Actually, I'm not 16:10:35, 2018-08-01
- RT @MacquarieSport: We've got some news.
Former Australian coach Darren Lehmann has joined Macquarie Radio's Summer Of Cricket » https://t… 16:11:53, 2018-08-01
- @danbrettig Some day Australia will only be competing in those sports financed by Gina Reinhart in reply to danbrettig 16:22:28, 2018-08-01
- England begins its 1000th Test today. Out of the previous 999 I've chosen one as a personal favourite, the Seventh… https://t.co/eEpdRF8Myo 16:33:00, 2018-08-01
- RT @theOfficialNCFC: 11 Debuts @CricketNep – #1stODI @paras77 @gyanu_gm11 @SharadCric @GauchanShakti @RegmiCric @AarifCric @subashkhakurel… 18:32:13, 2018-08-01
- RT @PeterDellaPenna: Here are the team sheets finally. Overdihk, O'Dowd and Staal the players out for Netherlands. Khakurel, Paudel, Bhanda… 18:51:53, 2018-08-01
- A big day for Nepal today. Congratulations to @CricketNep on your first official ODI and good luck against @KNCBcricket. #NEDvNEP 18:56:20, 2018-08-01
- RT @cricnepal: Welcome to the first ever ODI match for Nepal against Netherlands. This is the day, all Nepali fans were waiting for.
1st… 18:56:44, 2018-08-01 - Live video from Amstelveen of Nepal's debut ODI against the Netherlands: https://t.co/I0RxcEhJfZ #NedvNep 19:03:43, 2018-08-01
- RT @Irelandcricket: We’re at Oak Hills Cricket Club today in Wicklow for the Ireland Wolves v Bangladesh A match – the first of an eight-ma… 19:06:11, 2018-08-01
- RT @KNCBcricket: Netherlands ODI debut for @basdeleede @ShaneSnater @WerldWyd @freddieklaassen and @scott_edwards35
#NEDvNEP #SupportOrang… 19:08:47, 2018-08-01 - Sompal Kami takes Nepal's first ODI wicket 19:14:11, 2018-08-01
- RT @WicketNepal: 2.3 – Sompal to Braak – WICKET ! Clean Bowled !
Sompal has his name to write in the history book for Nepal. Braak is compl… 19:14:41, 2018-08-01 - Nothing before 1981 in the top twelve https://t.co/9dqX8J94R8 19:31:50, 2018-08-01
- RT @BCCI: England wins the toss and elects to bat first against #TeamIndia.
- almost got Virat's shirt number wrong https://t.co/sOJWFtGoFz 19:34:42, 2018-08-01
- Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 172 runs at 14.33 so far in the 2018 English first-class season and that's not going t… https://t.co/xQMp4q8Xfd 19:38:26, 2018-08-01
- Paras Khadka has a wicket, Ben Cooper out lbw. Netherlands 50/2 (7.4) 19:41:13, 2018-08-01
- @adityeah The Yorkshire experience has backfired for him in reply to adityeah 19:41:54, 2018-08-01
- RT @PeterDellaPenna: Khadka bowls a length ball to Cooper, double noise as Cooper misses a prod. Couldn't tell if it was pad pad or bat pad… 19:43:07, 2018-08-01
- @darshan_1818 it can't change if he doesn't get a game to play in in reply to darshan_1818 19:49:50, 2018-08-01
- Sandeep you beauty. Netherlands 58/3 20:00:47, 2018-08-01
- Sandeep Lamichhane's 8th ball in ODI cricket – a wrong-un which beat Stefan Myburgh. #NedvNep 20:02:21, 2018-08-01
- RT @ESPNcricinfo: Sompal Kami is delighted after taking Nepal's first ODI wicket
https://t.co/J944BGU8zB #NEDvNEP https://t.co/4vHIdEkH93 20:04:10, 2018-08-01
- As is usual these days, TMS is *unavailable* to Australian audiences. #EngvInd https://t.co/8H8WXIdcCd 20:06:21, 2018-08-01
- RT @guerillacricket: Live now covering the #ENGvIND 2nd ODI from Lord's https://t.co/tHTyyqdzTY and on @Tunein and we are #geoblockfree #cr… 20:09:37, 2018-08-01
- RT @CricketNDTV: .@westindies fast bowler bowls 'no-ball of the century'
WATCH: https://t.co/lJGT9veq82 https:/… 20:13:41, 2018-08-01
- RT @PeterDellaPenna: Bas de Leede charges Lamichhane, swats him over long on for an exquisite six, finishes with a KP-esque flamingo back l… 20:13:49, 2018-08-01
- Khadka has his second, Barresi caught at slip. Netherlands 72/4 (15.1) #NedvNep 20:18:03, 2018-08-01
- RT @NepalCricket: Nepal former national captain, who captained Nepal in 1998 ACC Trophy, reminds us of the long journey. https://t.co/Cnam2… 20:24:10, 2018-08-01
- RT @phowax: After too long a gap, @bbctms is back on air.
Topics discussed so far, 21 minutes into the first day of the test series:
– r… 20:24:59, 2018-08-01
- Ellyse Perry's husband https://t.co/nWmfyy8TrM 20:26:21, 2018-08-01
- I'm watching the #NedvNep ODI and following the #EngvInd Test but the news that Frank Burge has been named a Rugby… https://t.co/No4T3H1q7W 20:44:11, 2018-08-01
- Only one specialist spinner on either side so who takes the first wicket on the first morning? https://t.co/5UTiZQhAeE #EngvInd 20:51:13, 2018-08-01
- Netherlands 108/4 after 25 overs, Sandeep Lamichhane back on for a new spell. https://t.co/IZq0viSdNS 20:56:47, 2018-08-01
- RT @Cricket365: Kohli's glare burns through his sunglasses #ENGvIND https://t.co/GtpmCjYnNX 21:17:12, 2018-08-01
- RT @_hypocaust: It's well publicised that England men are playing their 1,000th Test today.
England also lead the way in terms of women's… 21:27:22, 2018-08-01
- RT @WicketNepal: Sompal to Leede – WICKET ! Edged and a simple catch for Anil Sah. The ball completely opened up Leede there. The bowling c… 21:36:04, 2018-08-01
- RT @mohank: So, one player played for Yorkshire this season. Averaged ~16 this season with the bat. He was dropped.
Another player refused… 21:44:04, 2018-08-01
- RT @theOfficialNCFC: More Nepali fans than the Dutch in their home ground !!
@ICC you should take a note. Fans have travelled from UK, USA,… 21:53:11, 2018-08-01 - RT @WicketNepal: 39.2 Paras to Rippon – WICKET.
Cleaverly bowled slower ball from Paras Khadka and Rippon hits this one straight into the… 21:59:37, 2018-08-01
- Two wickets in three balls to Paras Khadka he's 4/20 in his eighth over, Netherlands 159/8 (39.4) https://t.co/IZq0viSdNS #NedvNep 22:01:53, 2018-08-01
- RT @rickeyrecricket: England begins its 1000th Test today. Out of the previous 999 I've chosen one as a personal favourite, the Seventh Tes… 22:11:18, 2018-08-01
- RT @ACBofficials: ُTeam Afghanistan started their training camp in England for the upcoming series against @Irelandcricket
#AFGvIRE https:… 22:11:39, 2018-08-01 - Netherlands all out 190. https://t.co/IZq0viSdNS #NedvNep 22:35:13, 2018-08-01
- Netherlands 189 in fact. Nepal will be chasing 190 after lunch. in reply to rickeyrecricket 22:37:12, 2018-08-01
- RT @PeterDellaPenna: Very strong indication that Gauchan has played his last match on tour. Looked a little emotional waving to the 150 or… 22:39:42, 2018-08-01
- RT @ICC: Paras Khadka – 4/26
Sompal Kami – 3/34Superb bowling from Nepal keeps Netherlands to 189 despite Michael Rippon's half-century.… 22:46:03, 2018-08-01
The Seventh Test Sydney 1971
On Wednesday August 1 2018 at Edgbaston an England team walks on the field to begin a Test match for the 1000th time.
Among the reflections, the listicles and the shallow on-line polls, people have been choosing their greatest and/or favourite Test matches of the previous 999 (actually 1004 if you count washouts and cancellations). Headingley 1981 and Edgbaston 2005 are both, quite rightly, very popular selections. Lack of television footage and eyewitness recollections from The Oval 1882 have prevented it from polling as high.
I’ve chosen a different Test as a personal favourite, an eventful match that occupies a seminal place in England’s Test cricket history. I give you 1970-71’s Seventh Test against Australia.
