#tony greig

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Andy Roberts Targets Tony Greig — 1976 West Indies in England

England vs West Indies

1976-06-03

Andy Roberts's ferocious response to Tony Greig's 'grovel' statement — combined with Viv Richards's batting dominance — turned the 1976 England-West Indies series into an emphatic West Indian statement about the cost of underestimating them.

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Jeff Thomson Rattles Tony Greig — Bodyline of the 1970s

Australia vs England

1974-11-29

Jeff Thomson's explosive debut Ashes series in 1974-75 — where he regularly bowled above 95mph with a sling-arm action — produced constant confrontations with English batsmen including Tony Greig, who had rashly stated England would make Australia 'grovel'.

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