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Magic moments

Peter Oborne’s masterly new book on cricket recalls a special Test rivalry between Australia and Pakistan

26 July 2014

9:00 AM

26 July 2014

9:00 AM

The first ever Test match that Australia played against Pakistan was a classic. It was October 1956 and the Baggy Greens were on their way home after losing to a Jim Laker-inspired England. They stopped off in the Indian subcontinent to play three Tests against India and one against Pakistan.

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