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John Lever

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INTL CAREER: 1976 - 1986
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Nine of mine and a couple of theirs

Nine of mine and a couple of theirs

Graham Gooch picks a team from among the best cricketers he played with

22-Jul-2019•As told to Scott Oliver
Mailey to Murray Mints: Seven ball-tampering confessions from the past

Mailey to Murray Mints: Seven ball-tampering confessions from the past

The punishment meted out to David Warner, Cameron Bancroft and Steven Smith is the most severe in cricket's history with ball tampering. Here are seven other confessions from the past

29-Mar-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff
Essex's ebullient '80s

Essex's ebullient '80s

From loveable pushovers to strutting county titans, Essex's self-made story through the '80s chimed perfectly with the times

23-Dec-2016•Phil Walker
John Lever comes back to Chennai

John Lever comes back to Chennai

When he played in the city in 1977, he was called a cheat. Last week he returned in happier circumstances

22-Dec-2016•Arun Venugopal
The ball-tampering law is clear. But it's not enforceable

The ball-tampering law is clear. But it's not enforceable

It's time everyone reached an agreement on what objects can be brought on to the field and be acceptably used on the ball

12-Dec-2016•Kartikeya Date
'Part of swing is finding the right pace and the right grip'

'Part of swing is finding the right pace and the right grip'

Former England fast bowler John Lever recalls the Vaseline incident, playing in Pakistan, and rooming with Derek Randall

10-Sep-2015•Interview by Scott Oliver
One-off saucepan sizzlers

One-off saucepan sizzlers

Part two of the flash-in-the-pan XI features bowlers who rattled the opposition once and then went off to lead a peaceful, non-violent existence

07-Oct-2013•Andy Zaltzman
The Vaseline affair

The Vaseline affair

When a discarded strip of gauze threatened to derail a series

01-Dec-2012•Martin Williamson
Lever's Indian summer

Lever's Indian summer

The England bowler's Test career started off like a dream in Delhi in 1976

15-Nov-2012•Will Hawkes
'Vaseline incident should have never happened'

'Vaseline incident should have never happened'

Controversy erupted during the third Test in Chennai, when it was alleged that John Lever was using Vaseline on the ball to help it swing. Tony Greig recalls the incident

09-Feb-2010
Off to a flier

Off to a flier

Darren Sammy's return of 7 for 66 on his debut for West Indies at Old Trafford was not quite enough to give his side victory, nor did it put him in the top XI of best returns on debut. Here are the best of the best

14-Jun-2007•Martin Williamson
Rolling back the years

Rolling back the years

Stephen Thorpe watches some former greats at the Antigua Independence Festival

13-Dec-2005
The end of room mates

The end of room mates

Lord MacLaurin has decreed that England players will no longer share hotel rooms

07-Jun-2004
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