P157 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                                     It was the second time in the history  of Test cricket that the side  following-on had won and England's  unbelievable victory defied all logic.  Botham had just resigned the captaincy  after a Lord's draw in which he  registered his only Test pair. He was  replaced at the helm by former skipper  Mike Brearley.  Having won the toss, Australia chose  to bat and carded 401-9 declared, with  John Dyson constructing a diligent 102  and half-centuries coming from Kim  Hughes and Graham Yallop.   Next       Prev       Home        End