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The Ashes 1958-59
Wed, October 09 2013
Troubled Laker, May & Wardle ensure that England’s 1958-59 Ashes tour was doomed long before it began
Even before the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) team set out for Australia, captain Peter May was plagued by multiple problems — especially in the spin department. Jim Laker almost withdrew after severe altercation with the skipper. And after the team was announced, Johnny Wardle’s name had to be erased in the after-shock of his issues with the Yorkshire management. Arunabha Sengupta traces the domestic problems before the foreign venture.