Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with S, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta is spoilt for choice from a simply superb squad.
Hobbs was a legend of his era and is still remembered for his contribution towards cricket.
Jack Berry Hobbs was one of the greatest batsmen the game has seen. He continued playing First-Class cricket almost till the age of 52 and piled up several batting records.
Herbert Sutcliffe was a former England right-hand opening batsman widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers to have graced the willow.
... but not Herbert Sutcliffe, no.
A look back at the first 20 minutes of the inaugural Test match which made the world sit up and take notice.
His rational fans don’t claim that Sachin Tendulkar is God. However, Arunabha Sengupta feels that his die-hard critics often bestow God-like qualities on him.
August 17, 1926. After a storm had raged across South London, turning The Oval pitch into a pudding, Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe scripted one of the most remarkable opening partnerships in the history of the game. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the Ashes win for England with Wilfred Rhodes and Harold Larwood, two inspired selections at the twilight and dawn of their respective careers, firing the Australians out on the fourth day.
On August 18, 1926, the Percy Chapman-led England side won the fifth and the final Test match at The Oval by a thumping margin of 289 runs. Sarang Bhalerao revisits the triumphant moment in English cricket in the mid-1920s.
Abhishek Mukherjee looks at 12 remarkably close Ashes encounters down the years.