- Jun 20, 2018
- 2,162
- 2,274
- AFL Club
- Sydney
- Other Teams
- Dragons, Blues, Tassie Tigers
Australia has produced some fine Test bowling duos thruout our cricket history. In the 70s our finest was a pairing of West Aussie Dennis Lillee, back from crippling back injury and Jeff Thomson a young tearaway from Sydney with a quirky slingshot action. The duo were to form possibly the most lethal combination in our history for nine explosive years.. with their zenith the total destruction of the '74/75 touring Poms. Between the two they accounted for 58 English scalps, Thommo with 33 of them. He was close to unplayable.. specially on the fast Gabba and WACA decks.. the opening two venues for the series, which the Baggy Greens won comfortably. To their credit a shellshocked England bounced back to win the dead rubber final match of the series.
When the England side arrived for the series.. the headlines read " England arrived in Australia full of hope.. and left routed, battered and bewildered". In an interview before the First Test Thommo said " I enjoy hitting a batsman more than getting him out. I like to see blood on the pitch."
Between 1972- 1983 Lillee and Thommo paired up in 26 Tests for 217 wickets, 5 World Series Cricket Supertests and 31 One-Day Internationals.
When the England side arrived for the series.. the headlines read " England arrived in Australia full of hope.. and left routed, battered and bewildered". In an interview before the First Test Thommo said " I enjoy hitting a batsman more than getting him out. I like to see blood on the pitch."
Between 1972- 1983 Lillee and Thommo paired up in 26 Tests for 217 wickets, 5 World Series Cricket Supertests and 31 One-Day Internationals.
Last edited: