"Bernard [Thomas, the England physio] didn't have any Vaseline; he only had Vaseline-impregnated gauze. He stuck these to JK [Lever's] and Willis' foreheads but when they bowled, the things ...

During England's tour of India in 1976-77, their fast bowler John Lever had an incredible Test in Delhi, taking 7 for 46 and 3 for 24. However, controversy erupted during the third Test in Chennai ...

In his wisdom, our physiotherapist decided that he should do what marathon runners do, that is put some Vaseline-impregnated gauze into the eyebrows of the bowlers. By doing so, it would channel ...