Can we just take a moment to remember Ray Illingworth who has just passed away aged 89. One of the very few English captains who won a series in Australia. Held in such respect by his team that he was chaired off at the end of the last match in the series after winning it 2-0. A great captain indeed.

Peter Lever had a nice, strong action. I think this attack of Snow, Willis and Lever is perhaps England’s most fearsome pace attack ever 😍💥👅!

Great memories as a kid growing up watching these matches . Loved watching Ray Illingworth bowl - he and  Bishan Bedi were two spinners, who had beautiful bowling actions

Worth taking note of how much more difficult it was to score in those days with much smaller bats and bigger boundaries.

Ray illingworth got the very best out of john snow....a wonderful bowler and a top captain

22:00 Nice description of how pissed off the English players were after the crowd trouble by the team manager David Clark

Pre-beige/ivory/off white suit Richie Benaud.
Richie's voice lives rent free in my mind.

Amazing that Australians enjoy seeing English batsmen hit but go crazy when an Australian batsman gets the same treatment.

Marvellous upload that, and with Ritchie looking very sharp indeed, even in a darker shade of jacket instead of his usual The Cream The Bone The White The Off-White The Ivory & The Beige, befitting the skipper of the commentary team and associated responsibility on camera in the Central Missionary Position

I remember Australia touring India in 1969. Under Bill Lawry's captaincy, players like Stackpole, McKenzie, Taber, Sheahan, Chappell, Redpath, and Walters dominated the scene in India.

Richie !!!!!!!❤

This is gold! More please. Thanks

“A lead of two twenty twoooooo” Richie.

Remember seeing that Chappel catch at my uncles.🇦🇺

İ wish İ could go back to 1971 much simpler times.

if there was a more menacing englishman since Snow in the cricket field ,i am yet to see him.

It's wonderful seeing proto-Richie, developing all the skills he would need to become, not chew much later, the ideal captain of the Central Commentary Team: in colour and under the pearly white, some might say "heavenly", beauty of World Series floodlights.
Shuper shstuff.

The 7th test was arranged behind the backs of Illingworth and the players by the tour manager the ineffectual David Clark and Gubby Allen the MCC treasurer, affording Australia an extra chance of retaining the Ashes. So it was not surprising that there was some ill feeling in the England dressing room and great determination to win.  It also took sometime for the England players to obtain agreement for an extra match fee. Allen was well known for his dislike of professional cricketers, particularly northern ones. Did he want Australia to win and retain the Ashes? Did he want Illingworth sacked as captain and replaced by Cowdrey?

I don't think I have ever seen Ritchie benaud so young before! Holy shit

Thank you Tony morning everybody