From the Vault: Billy's agony in Adelaide

[@NirmalKumar-xq5es]

What a opening music cannot get better than this channel 9 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@RRSmurf]

That CH9 intro... Brings me back to when SA started playing again and touring Australia... Yeah we lost but still, the memories yoh!

[@AllanB176]

Seeing Richie always makes me smile

[@sliferxxxx]

Maaaaan this brings back memories. From the Channel 9 intro to the fact that WI back then had a decent team....miss those days

[@GetUpFalcon]

Terrific post match interviews - adults speaking candidly. Far superior to the media trained children who play the game today.

[@Rohan-eb6bx]

So true

[@abhinavagarwal7029]

1000 first class wickets in 1993. My God what a legend Courtney walsh was.

[@connorduke4619]

Nice catch by Dujon off McDermott's helmet to win the match. With modern video technology that would be given not out.

[@benbunyip]

Thought so too.

[@farmlyf]

*Junior Murray, not Dujon by the time this series was played

[@hashkaz1699]

With modern technology Justin Langer would have been out too.

[@smartdalton]

Langer was out a couple of times to Kenny Benjamin early in his innings

[@scottfletcherr1457]

What goes around, comes around. Aussies are notorious for never walking in all standards of cricket as well as ball tampering and sledging.

[@dnagarajan5571]

Wow one of the greatest days of test cricket

[@tedr1657]

Ambrose was definitely one of the very best Gr8888 fast bowler.

[@Waseemashraf1979]

One of the biggest competitors of Waseem and Waqar

[@Waseemashraf1979]

Simply i will type only one word (great)

[@davidhageman3692]

that was a close one. Wouldnt mind going to see that next match in perth. I wonder if there's any tickets left

[@Imrahil-h8m]

Ahhh the glory days of Test Cricket, it was my favourite era and T20 is an airport terminal in Dubai...

[@romanrafiqi7805]

The way Curtly flicks the MOM check had be dying

[@luvabhi3]

Remember you etiquette, He is Sir Curtly now lol

[@luvabhi3]

Tim May just almost had the perfect birthday ever.

[@dtrainmclean4867]

Was never close to being out....very painful loss but made 1995 victory in WI so much sweeter...I think the first season Steve put the hook away...and the birth of the gutsiest bat we ever had Langer

[@TM-nw8dj]

Love May and Billy the kid! Love em all, great players and great times! Big Ambrose what a champion bowler

[@wizard033]

Mark Taylor lbw to ambrose not given,Justin langer lbw to Kenny Benjamin twice,not given....

[@goweresque]

Was always the way before neutral umpires - Australian batsmen got at least 2 lives in Australia. Away teams needed about 15 wickets per innings.

[@wizard033]

@@goweresque i know...kiwi aussie english and even west indian umpires were bad but blame always went to sub continent umpires

[@ket_wav1013]

It's one thing to be bias, but another thing to be bias AND corrupt, which the pakistani and indian umpries certainly were.

[@abhinavagarwal7029]

@@ket_wav1013 which Indian umpire is or was corrupt????

[@Tatara_re]

That was some poor umpiring both taylor and langer were plum lbw few times,Curtly would've had 450 wkts if DRS was there back in the day lol

[@mikebarker6979]

Did you know that if the ball pitches outside leg you can't be given out?

[@trenchantinsight]

Swings and roundabouts. Ambrose's wicket of Boon's at 2.50 is clearly impact outside the off stump. Umpires have a tough job and generally it evens out.

[@king...675]

@@mikebarker6979 ahahaha i dont think he knows how lbw works

[@WarriorsSon]

Amazing all round match for Tim May and Langer courage on debut should never be forgotten

[@sirjohn6865]

@ yeah hope so too. I was watching Ind vs WI and WI were completely dominated everywhere. Hope to watch them play good cricket again one day

[@DangerousFacts48]

McDermott "caught" off his helmet lol.

[@nathanhill4458]

What a dirk harrrhaahhaaarrgaahar togg islander wow i hab wi easilee winninn

[@a6hiji7]

I think that umpire actually gave him LBW

[@connorduke4619]

he was officially out for handling the ball - with his helmet.

[@hashkaz1699]

You forgot Justin Langer. The match would have ended much more earlier of he was given out too.

[@karannangia6931]

Good old times with Channel 9.. ppl talk about T20 ruining cricket but back in the time the scenario was the same with the big 3..apart from the aussies the rest have changed

[@kevinstoneham1245]

Why is this called Billy’s Agony?

[@Scatterpattern]

McDermott’s nickname

[@waynemitchell1076]

@Kevin because he was given out caught, but the ball came off his helmet not his bat

[@rothmandaniel6644]

Yep off his helmet

[@nightflyer1447]

5:33 plumpest decision how is that not given

[@hallmark1969]

langer was lbw 2 times.right match result

[@SirANK8]

Thank god DRS is available now

[@dannyhill5437]

Partisan umpires not enough to stop the steam roller combo of Ambrose and Walsh> Only Merv Hughes could glare down the umpire for giving him out when it was missing off stump and leg stump and hitting half way up middle

[@hughvane]

Goodness me, Merv Hughe's portliness was largely padding. I wonder why.

[@ksharad1932]

overall , umpiring well below desired standards.

[@QuasiELVIS]

Not really. The last wicket was a bit dodgy but everything else looked good, there was a very difficult one off Shane Warne's forearm. No DRS in those days, all on the umpire.

[@RohanKSharma]

Curtly talk to no men! Except to the Late Tony.

[@WantonMyth]

Ambrose: I haven't had much luck this summer *gets nine wickets in next test*

[@mmadigan2075]

I was there. The crowd were singing waltzing Matilda. I didn't realise how bad the umpiring was. Merv had a mattress under his jumper

[@kamleshchaturvedi7613]

McDermott was not out

[@a6hiji7]

Ian Bishop bowling and also doing commentary?

[@Aston-vl7qc]

The commentater were very good very good imust give them that🎉🎉❤

[@Caldeira198]

1st appeal appears to be out for me.

[@isurudj]

Oh the days before DRS...

[@GetUpFalcon]

Lol, the Windies would have been celebrating long before they did.

[@sliferxxxx]

Dude langer was out a million times for lbw. Yup game would've been over much sooner if there was drs

[@naaveenmahadeshwar7889]

What memories 😍😘

[@rothmandaniel6644]

Drs what a godsend.

[@khurmiful]

Well, two of the greatest test finishes and both times the Aussies lose on questionable umpiring decisions. Any other nation would be crying about it to this day. These Aussies however are a tough breed of cricketers.

[@hashkaz1699]

They did not cry because they knew they had decision in favour of them too. Justin Langer was out LBW earlier but wasn't given.

[@surfleetsurfer6370]

I’ll bet you that here in 2024 Sir Curtly would still give the current Australia team a spanking.

[@vik_body_beld7294]

Who is Billy here now?

[@roypeters8484]

i want to know that

[@CursoryMercenary]

Craig McDermott's nickname was Billy

[@ABDULLAH-od8dn]

Justin Langer stood like a wall probably lacking his mates gilly haydos, ponting team full of match winners

[@kejnus]

If i remember rightly the ball before Billy got out he hit the ball hard right into Desmond Haynes at short leg stopping the possible winning runs.

[@SylentEcho]

Who's the Billy they're referring to?

[@ronaldraygoon]

Craig McDermott

[@CursoryMercenary]

McDermott was never out

[@shafqatmehmood9460]

I don't think that Caig Mcdermott necked it...

[@tedlangellier1799]

I know one thing. If there had the DRS in place then; Curtly Ambrose would have more than 405 test wickets. Cuz I know so

[@adilansari1]

The match would have ended much earlier had Langer been given LBW. He was plumb twice early on in his innings. Nevertheless, One of the greatest matches ever. Good old days, when Men played like Men on fast pitches against lethal bowlers, unlike modern day flat track bullies, averaging 60 against helpless bowlers while hyper nationalist jingoistic commentators harp on their hollow achievements under the glare of their crony paymasters.

[@michealbohmer2871]

McDermott wasn't out. The ball hit the brim of his helmet, not the bat.

[@hashkaz1699]

And Langer was out LBW. The ball was hitting the stumps deadly.

[@Aston-vl7qc]

To win downunder was hard work🎉🎉🎉😂❤

[@mahtabpatwary5374]

1 Run victory Australia and West Indies played well

[@smartdalton]

How many lbws not given

[@TM-nw8dj]

I love the West Indies forever

[@TM-nw8dj]

I also love Langer forever

[@skwasim9000]

Look at the frustrated Australian crowd 😂😂😂😂

[@srikanths2741]

where ambrose was bowling..outside off and full of width...

[@CursoryMercenary]

Unfortunately for Border Australia only had three bad days in Perth.

[@incredibleindia9445]

Only Cathes will count no lbw 😆 bcoz it won't be given out by auzzi umpires

[@regfries8279]

So obvious on the replay that Billy didn't hit it.

[@pchaterji]

Ambrose and that cheque lol

[@curtisalleyne3710]

Cricket was the winner

[@johnaustin678]

Great boowlers ; great West lndies !

[@sohamdatta3112]

Interesting umpiring....

[@agusta6587]

Wow....

[@salmanrehankhan2624]

Ye era tha jab sachin tendulkar ne run banaya tha. In Bowlers ko dekh kr aaj kal ke batsman ke paseene jayenge. Khaufnak bowlers west indies.

[@ManusRex]

Horrendous umpiring as expected!

[@davespellbound6167]

why so many indians commenting?

[@herbertasquith8876]

No easy runs !!!

[@tedr1657]

Len king worst umpire

[@CursoryMercenary]

Darrell Hair had him well covered.

[@ksharad1932]

Border, always was pacemen's 'bunny'. particularly of Ambrose.

[@Waseemashraf1979]

I disagree with you

[@QuasiELVIS]

Probably the last thing I'd ever describe Border as is anyone's bunny.

[@smartdalton]

Terrible umpiring. Blatant cheating