David Hookes was brutal, almost murderous that day.
Cricket's governing body will hold its annual conference in Australia for the first time next June, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced.
The Australians wanted 50 per cent of the gate fee. The English thought it was preposterous. The first ever Test match to be played at Adelaide was almost called off. Arunabha Sengupta relates one of the darkest tales in Ashes history.
Graham Yallop, the first man to wear a helmet in international cricket, had the misfortune of leading his country in one of their worst Ashes campaigns.
Promising England players such as Ben Stokes can use the ongoing one-dayers against Australia to press their Ashes squad claims, according to bowling coach David Saker.
Australian cricketer Sarah Elliott, who scored her maiden international century in the first Ashes Test this week, was breastfeeding her nine-month-old baby boy during the lunch and tea breaks.
Alan Connolly partnered Graham McKenzie in the drab 1960s. He finished as Victoria's leading wicket-taker.
Australia leg-spin hope and possible Ashes call-up Fawad Ahmed went wicketless in his first representative bowling stint for his adopted country on Sunday.
The first great off-spinner, Hugh Trumble was also the first to achieve two Test hat-tricks.
Pakistani asylum-seeker Fawad Ahmed, who was granted a permanent Australia visa in November, wants to play in the Ashes against England, and his state coach believes he is good enough.