Regular columnist Matthew Wood of Balanced Sports looks back to the 1970′s and finds an English stayer whose resovle in the middle provides a stark contrast to the attacking nature of the modern day batsmen.
When installed as captain of England in 1975, Tony Greig had a plan to revitalise his adopted country’s Test form. After their innings defeat in the first Test at Edgbaston had cost his side the Ashes, he felt the batting was a misery – as collapsible as an accordion and just as flamboyant. As the new leader of the England cause, he decided to approach the problem in his own manner.
