On Mon, 1 Oct 2007 21:34:22 +1000, alvey <alvey_embarrassingstains@yahoo.com> tapped the keyboard and brought forth:
On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:43:52 -0700, Kevin_McHale wrote:
Anyone know more about this incident? Were any of the English players
disciplined/fined/dropped for their "prank"?
"1955-56 - MCC tour Pakistan. Led by Donald Carr, the MCC arrive
seeking revenge for The Oval loss. Pakistan are annoyed that an MCC
side, not an England one, has been sent.
Eh? I thought that *only* MCC teams toured up until at least the late
1970's.
Yes, but some MCC sides were prepared to call themselves "England" when playing against the hosts' national team, and this one certainly wasn't. While about 7 of the players in the MCC XIs against Pakistan would have been regular contenders for Test spots back home, the likes of Billy Sutcliffe, Peter Sainsbury and Maurice Tompkin were not and never would be.
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