Cricket - The Ashes 1975 - 2nd Test at Lords Full Match Highlights

[@rajkumarrajamani4811]

all these old matches are pure gold, no helmet or comfort gear, no third umpire, plain and simple. Test cricket at its best !

[@harryhunter8910]

Most handsome cricket for want of a some winsome words to describe great cricketing

[@pauldoran5945]

Tell that to Phil Hughes’ family. More risk of death and injury isn’t a benchmark of authenticity. Making the game safe has improved the game and brought more people into it

[@JohnJohn-zn8ib]

@@pauldoran5945it has ruined it too with the sponsors and advertisements, nothing more boring than seeing some stupid logo of a sponsor on a players uniform, then you have the commentators of today who talk too much, Ponting is one of them, there are others, we don’t want to hear their analysis of the game, too much of it and it’s a turn off. Much better atmosphere in this video, purely cricket, that’s all, you’re right about safety though.

[@geoffw1209]

You could add proper bats and long boundaries to the list.

[@sexobscura]

I agree with you, but the game became more involved with those things you mentioned because they were obviously needed

[@philipbarker1896]

my first day at test cricket, and wonderfully memorable. Lillee's brilliant early spell, Steele and Greig's partnership and the arrival of HM The Queen at tea.

[@evilcdh]

And the country of England that I grew up in.

[@henrysmith883]

What’s that meant to mean. No doubt something about immigrants.

[@paullinford4510]

Such a joy to watch this. Such classical stroke-making by the likes of Edrich and Steele, the wonderful bowling actions of Lillee, Thomson and Snow, and even a streaker.

[@cerneuffington2656]

Bay City Rollers - Give A Little Love was number 1 in the charts when this match was going on.

[@dadofjerem]

Were they at Wembley? Bad scheduling clash if so

[@r.raheel489]

Cricket in the good old days….look at the distance to the boundary, the size of the bats etc… nothing like the circus it has become these days.

[@antonyleonard499]

I used to love watching cricket when I was a kid the test matches and the John Player league on Sunday afternoons John Arlott commentating Richie B and Jim Laker commentating on the tests with Peter West great memories❤

[@KeithWSt]

I was at the second day of this match with my Dad, I was very young and jt was my first Test. I remember the morning session was spectacular with all the Australian wickets falling and the crowd roaring each time, and feeling a bit sad for Ross Edwards, out on 99. Then I was fascinated to see the Evening Standard headlines on the way home about something I had witnessed with my own eyes just a few hours earlier. Makes me a little sad now, I guess that’s why I searched this out. Thanks Dad for the memories.

[@stevehall5299]

Fantastic, Snowy flying in with attitude! 👍👍

[@iancomer9105]

I was at the third day's play,(Saturday) my second day ever at a Test match, and second day ever at Lords. You just don't forget days like that.

[@SampathKumar-he7gb]

Classic. I enjoyed it. This match took me to the good old days.

[@lewisgreen1633]

Dennis Lillee was the greatest fast bowler of all time, beautiful action..

[@kenoliver8913]

What a beautiful bowling action Lillee had. As smooth as Malcolm "Whispering Death" Marshall's.

[@jshaers96]

That was Michael Holding, but I agree about Lillee. His approach to the wicket was both graceful yet menacing.

[@ysgol3]

I love Ian Chappell's attacking fields - based on the simple idea that it's the job of the bowlers to get the opposition out and the job of the batters to score more runs than the other side!

[@philroberts1103]

I loved David Steel he was the SPOTY in 1975, a great cricketer who should have played beyond the 1976 series.

[@JP1234815]

He was always just a 'stop gap' as there was a paucity of young upper middle order batsmen around at that time. Clive Radley could also count himself very unfortunate not to play more test cricket too.

[@geoffw1209]

Steele should have been picked earlier in his career, too.

[@JP1234815]

@@geoffw1209 I was surprised how many 1st class wickets David took too. Over 600 @24.69!! Jim Laker sounded so surprised when he came on to bowl to break up that 10th wicket partnership. By todays standards David would be considered an all rounder!!

[@jamescorlett5272]

Steel ŵell deserved the tour of India - a diehard like him could well have Battered all day + ( night ) . Mind he proved he could handle Pace but what about the Indian spinners we shall never know - Sadly .

[@melvynslote457]

No advertising on shirts, pure stumps free from writing, no advertising on the actual playing surface. No helmets. The pure glory of the summer game spoiled by the greedy marketing men , what a comical spectacle it now is.

[@Neil-yg5gm]

Ian Chappel said when he went out to play in the 1970's the man who opened the gate when he walked out onto the field got more money than he did when he played 5 days playing for Australia. You could not support a family playing cricket for Australia in the 1970's

[@Robylazarus]

How well said....

[@DavidDieni]

@@Neil-yg5gm You play sport for enjoyment, not as a means to making a living. The exploitation of sport to make profit for the capitalist class, has destroyed sport, as criminal oligarchs buy clubs to launder billions of dollars and avoid taxation that funds social services

[@ladlitter7529]

Thanks very much for posting this, 1991Spurs. It was an absorbing series with England attempting with some success to rebound from their recent Ashes defeat in Australia. As a 15yo, I watched many sessions overnight in Melbourne on our new colour TV, as established and newly-emerged players in both teams made their marks on the series. Special mention to David Steele, who deservedly won many admirers among all cricket followers. I'd almost given up on seeing any footage so again, thank you

[@pmam1968]

Lillee played club cricket in Perth as an opening batsman while he was recovering from back surgery. Maybe that paid off here.

[@angelacooper2661]

I was just five at the time and didn't know about, let alone remember, the Ashes in those days. The knowledge I now have came a few years later!

[@stevef9530]

Greig smashes Thommo through extra cover, and Benaud, measured as always, remarks on a ‘very firmly hit stroke’. Wonderful stuff, great to see Edrich putting one of his big innings together.

[@dluap569161]

Love the attacking fields from Australia at the start of the innings. Apart from cover, everyone was in a catching position. Ian Chappell wanted to get wickets and a result. It didn't always work out, but the attitude is great.

[@VSV659]

To think that Lillee had reduced his speed quite a bit by 1974, after his terrifying pace between 1971 and 73

[@williammohan9784]

besides all the great players on show here, isnt it great to see the legendary Richie Benaud in his pomp. By far the best ever cricket pundit

[@fernmountfox6863]

Steele had a lovely natural style. Never heard of him, just before my time.

[@davifdavid4347]

On Australia's fast pitches, England's batsmen struggled for runs. But,as Lillee,Thomson and co soon discovered, cricket becomes a different game when the pitches are slow. A really great performance from John Edrich,in particular.

[@wundurra24]

Lillee's run up and delivery is poetry in motion.

[@familiecole]

A batsman facing a fast bowler without a helmet while wearing a pair of glasses will never be seen again on a cricket field. Neither will the field placing of four slips a gully, a leg slip and a silly mid on. It was also interesting how Graham Gooch's stance at the crease changed. He held his bat high and much straighter later in his career.

[@RARDingo]

Funny seeing how muted wicket celebrations were back then. Dennis Lillies run-up was so smooth.

[@aliasgarasgie]

Yes, cricket was a men's game back in the day - more action, less histrionics. Watch the West Indian bowlers taking wickets in the same era. They were more muted.

[@shaikhirfan1482]

Old is gold My favourite greg chappell

[@ysgol3]

Interesting time - Harold Wilson was Prime Minister, he resigned surprisingly seven months later, and Margaret Thatcher was still finding her feet as Tory leader. Derby County under Dave Mackay had surprisingly won the First Division championship, Leeds had lost controversially to Bayern Munich in the European Cup Final. The IRA were brutally active in London, with the Balcombe Street siege and other atrocities soon to come. Niki Lauda was on his way to be the first Ferrari World F1 champion for 11 years, Graham Hill had just retired in July to run his own team with the brilliant Tony Brise as his driver, both were killed in a plane crash in November. Tom Watson had just won his first Open Championship. Queen would soon release Bohemian Rhapsody. Tiger Woods and Ronnie O'Sullivan would both be born in December.

[@johnjullien-wk3pp]

Brought up on these notches sat up in the early hours

[@dlamiss]

Please. painful to watch. This was the last game my hero played before being dropped until his amazing return to test cricket a year later scoring 203 against the Windies

[@stephengodsmark4353]

The great Dennis amiss. Most do not understand what a great player he was.

[@dlamiss]

@@stephengodsmark4353 For two years upto the 74/5 tour he was the best test opening batsman in the world. Rod Marsh was honest enough to say on that tour everything Sir Dennis touched the Aussies caught and he was a good enough player to get some touches on unplayable deliveries.. Brilliant comeback against the Windies in 76 though but was so sad within a year he was finished in test cricket

[@nigelroe4950]

I remember it well, at The Oval. Dennis was my boyhood hero and a truly wonderful batsman!

[@stephengodsmark4353]

@@nigelroe4950 mine was Glenn Turner - Worcestershire fan. Dennis was one of my all time favourites for England. Gooch was another. my all time England would be Dennis and Gooch opening.

[@JP1234815]

Can't believe the comment by ESPN Classic "England didn't have any stodgy batsmen in their ranks bar Edrich and Greig"! I never saw Tony Greig bat live but from looking at the highlights of his many innings and his record I'd say he was far from 'stodgy'!

[@jshaers96]

Yes, stodgy was the last word you'd use for Greigy in anything he did. He was a buccaneer and took on the bowling.

[@JP1234815]

@@jshaers96 He could block like Geoff Boycott when the time was right but more often than not he was, as you say, a buccaneering, counter attacking batter who played the game on instinct. Mike Brearley has gone on record in stating he went to Greig for any advice during the 2 series he (Brearley) was captain over Greig.

[@AlunThomas-mp5qo]

@@JP1234815 Brearley was only captain over Greig in one series, the 1977 Ashes series. Greig never played test cricket after that.

[@edsimnett]

Commentator seemed to get confused around 5:00- "Dennis Steele" ?

[@ysgol3]

Jim Laker - I think that was Denis Compton analysing alongside him?

[@edsimnett]

@@ysgol3 Indeed. Denis Compton, and in the previous minute Dennis Lillee and Dennis Amiss...

[@pemmarajuramasaran7211]

Surprised to see the classic Counter attack from David Steele against such a devastating bowling line up.

[@waseemakhter6403]

Great upload .Best wishes for u and ur great channel. can u uplad pak v eng 1974 test series.

[@MrDanallman]

One thing Lille did well which most of todays mediocre bowlers dont do is bowl wicket to wicket.

[@AlunThomas-mp5qo]

That totally insane ruling about calling it a no ball if the bowler dislodges a bail when bowling has further discouraged wicket to wicket bowling. Fred Trueman said that in the 50's and 60's the majority of bowlers bowled wicket to wicket and bowlers dislodging the bails was a common occurrence and no batsmen were ever bothered or got upset about it.

[@Fabio_Barone_Au]

1:17 streaker- wearing nothing but sneakers. 🤣

[@graemeandrew8747]

Was A.W. Greig the equal of Ian Botham. certainly he performed well against the champions of his day.

[@davidfrancis273]

Good point. Greig played considerably few test matches than Botham, Flintoff and Stokes due to him going to WSC in 1977 and then never playing another test. However, his batting average - 40.43 - is higher than any of the other three. Stokes is closest on 36.41. Greig's bowling average is 32.2, very similar to Flintoff and Stokes and higher than Botham on 28.40 Greig's legacy is under rated, he was one of England's greatest cricketers.

[@robin7275]

Marsh was not out, it clearly hit the pad. Marsh a gentleman, didn't make a scene like we see these days.

[@nigelroe4950]

Rodney was a few things but Gentleman wasn't one of them!

[@geoffw1209]

I don’t remember the England scoring being so rapid. I do recall Steele blocking a lot. Funny how the memory plays tricks!

[@andykay961]

Brilliant Upload. Do you have anything similar for 1977 series? Seems to be the forgotten series. So much coverage about 81 and 75 but not 77

[@JP1234815]

Full match highlights are available on youtube for the '77 series .

[@idrishall6126]

STEELE looked like a decent bat, wonder if he had p l ayed in an era with helmets, how good he may have been,looked relaxed and confide n t

[@aldershot5100]

None of those Stands exist now

[@Montecristo1805]

Sadly, the changes made have not been for the better, aesthetics-wise. Lord's doesn't have the same spacious feel, but looks cluttered and cramped.

[@AlunThomas-mp5qo]

@@Montecristo1805 the Mound stand still exists.

[@jamescorlett5272]

This is were we throw away any chance of regaining the Ashes - had the Aussie's there for taking - oh well it's 2023 and it's game on 🇬🇧 .

[@markhayward7400]

Watching Barry Wood bat as an opener is to be reminded how much England missed Geoff Boycott, then in his self-imposed three year exile from test match cricket.

[@jamescorlett5272]

how frustrating to see dropped catching when as imo this is were we lost the Ashes again.

[@ysgol3]

😂80 year old David Steele - fantastic.

[@Montecristo1805]

Some of the LBW decisions against Australia are dubious to say the least; DRS would have helped if it were available then.

[@chalkandcheese1868]

Thommo half-arseing it in this test.

[@idrishall6126]

So day 1 was 85 overs bow I ed, question is were they 8 ball overs ? 680 balls, equivalent to 113 6 ball overs?

[@AlunThomas-mp5qo]

No they were 6 ball overs. Six ball overs have always been bowled in test matches in England (apart from 1939 when eight ball overs were tried as an experiment and deemed a failure)

[@NickHand-c9l]

I'm rather mystified as to why Greig didn't declare a lot earlier in the second innings, perhaps when the lead passed 400. By batting on until the lead was 483, I think he threw away a very real opportunity to win the game.

[@AlunThomas-mp5qo]

The pitch was an absolute road and a score of 400 in eight hours would have been too easy. Ironically enough there was a heavy downpour which started shortly before the starting time on the final morning, it did not affect the pitch because it was covered but it delayed the star by an hour. However, if that downpour had started half an hour later then the pitch would have been saturated (as play had begun and the pitch would have been left uncovered) and as it dried out it would have become a 'sticky dog' and Underwood would have bowled the Australians out by tea time (as he did in 1968)

[@NickHand-c9l]

@AlunThomas-mp5qo maybe a target of 400 was gettable on that pitch, but I maintain that it was a risk Greig had to take. Australia had come into this series holding the Ashes and had then won the first test, so with a 1-nil lead they had no need to take any particular risks to try and force an outright result. They were completely within their rights to say that the onus for this was entirely upon England.

[@paulhoey2956]

Where was Sir Geoffrey?

[@ysgol3]

He took time off test cricket from 1974 until he came back triumphantly in the 1977 Ashes - he's always said he was burnt out and needed a break.

[@idrishall6126]

England batted too long declared too late, but called game off 30 mins from stumps? Hardly a winning approach

[@davidparsons3432]

All that for no result....what other team sport?

[@mrkipling2201]

Always hated the camera view behind the play.

[@vilekangarooo5068]

Frog blenders of the world unite in cohesion with goats

[@gopalakrishnaravulapalli1369]

Does anyone have the footage of Aus vs West Indies 1976 series played in Australia.I believe it to be the greatest ever test series in international cricket. It is the greatest ever series. Both teams had very good batsmen , bowlers and fielders. Remember there were no helmets arm guards etc. The pitches in Australia were fast and bouncy. The greatest fast bowlers Thomson lillee Roberts Garner Holding Croft Julian were there. Great batsmen like Ian Chappell Greg Chappell Walters, Ross edwards , Greenidge, kanhai,Roy Fredericks,clive Lloyd, Rowe, Kallicharan , spinners Gibbs and Mallet. What a treat It’s unfortunate not to have the recordings. Its a great loss to cricket lovers

[@oshea900]

There is only a tiniest of amounts of that series, unfortunately. I believe only highlights of a session each of two tests.

[@gopalakrishnaravulapalli1369]

@@oshea900 please can you upload that Thank you

[@oshea900]

@@gopalakrishnaravulapalli1369 i dont have them, but i know they wont be uploaded here. They would promptly be removed.

[@jonrichardson8461]

I saw that series including all 5 days of the Sydney Test. I wouldn’t call it a great series as Australia won 5-1. Viv Richards was just beginning and he and other Windies batters got out too often going for the hook or rash shots. Thomson and Lillee were at their peak for Australia, along with Greg Chappell. Holding only just starting, though he did smash England a few months later.