Current England team could learn a lot from the gutsy captain who triumphed against the odds in 1970-71
Ray Illingworth hooks against Australia in the fourth Test at Sydney in 1971. He would return to the SCG for the seventh, decisive Test, where he led England to Ashes glory.Ray Illingworth hooks against Australia in the fourth Test at Sydney in 1971. He would return to the SCG for the seventh, decisive Test, where he led England to Ashes glory.s Joe Root has discovered, an Ashes tour to Australia can unspool as precipitously as a ball of wool bounding down a fire escape.
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