Captain Hook
Leading an Ashes tour for the first time, Ian Chappell ignored advice from the press, former players, and his grandmother, and saved his captaincy in the process
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Match That Changed My Life
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Just when Ashley Giles seemed finished, he began to put his thoughts down on paper and turned his game around
Building block
Graham Gooch ended up as the most prolific run scorer in England's history. This is how he began
Massive in Adelaide
Graeme Pollock took part in one of the great partnerships in 1964. Then, he went on to become one of the game's greats
For county or country?
Mushtaq Mohammad faced a tough choice in 1963, which resulted in the best decision he ever made
Spinner, interrupted
A promise to his father disrupted Erapalli Prasanna's career, but he returned better than ever
Spin doctor
When Gordon Greenidge cracked 93 and 107 on debut, he knew he was on his way
Cue, a star
Kevin Pietersen walked in for the final innings of the Ashes with the weight of the world on his shoulders
A new life in Lahore
Carl Hooper discovers reverse, and himself
The birth of an allrounder
The day Daniel Vettori finally broke through - with the bat