Stand in captains are generally on a hiding to nothing, and ultimately Bobby Simpson was no exception, but the story of his return after a decade’s retirement is an enduring one
A shooting star whose light burned gloriously but all too briefly, the death of Phil Hughes at only 25 reminds us in the most tragic manner of both our own mortality and of the joy which one so gifted can bring us in so short a time.
Following Gareth’s assessment of how the four great all-rounders of the ’80s performed against the West Indies, Dave looks at their overall career impact in Tests.