The greatest Tests
With England playing India at Lord's this week in what will be the 2,000th Test, the TMS team will be picking what they believe to be the greatest Test played in two special Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 live programmes.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew looks at five that could make the shortlist.
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For sheer outrageousness it is the Headingley Test, which makes Test cricket the unique sport it is and the superior variety of cricket, when games turn on their heads.
It was all over, everyone knew it, the bookies knew it, England were still 92 behind with only three wickets left but then came an awesome innings by Ian Botham (149 not out from 148 balls with 27 fours and a six), aided by a fine fifty from Graham Dilley which often gets overlooked and astonishing spell of 8-43 by Bob Willis which is certainly often forgotten.
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