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When Ambrose Destroyed England

 
spider 2024-04-16 11:19:53 

[b]England had 194 to chase. And while batting was not going to be easy on a surface from which the ball didn’t always rise predictably, winning was expected so long as they batted judiciously.

But what happened next shocked everybody, apart, perhaps, from Ambrose, who felt the urge to make up for his earlier indiscretion. “By the time I walked on, I was extremely focused and knew I could produce something that would prevent us from losing the game.”

Only about 90 minutes was left of the fourth day. “Richie said to us, ‘If we can take three or four wickets this evening, we’re in business.’ ”

Well, they took eight. Charging in as if possessed, Ambrose removed six, suddenly ending what was a highly competitive contest. He blamed himself for the terrible shot he played and England reaped the rage it triggered.[/b]

Jamaica Observer

 
4REALQUICKS 2024-04-16 11:45:04 

Oh how I remember that evening session...England were simply blown away by one of the finest spells of fast bowling in the history of the game.

Alec Stewart later recalled how after the evening session, he took a walk out to the pitch and upon examination, he said "you could see exactly just how accurate Ambrose had bowled because the pitch had a small square area that was covered in bright red marks where the new ball had pitched...they were so closely grouped together that you could have covered them all with a small bar towel"