By David Tossell
During the Nineteen Eighties, England lurched among the highs of Ashes victories and the lows of on-field humiliation and a chain of controversies related to tabloid scandals, South African insurgent excursions and Pakistani umpires. The Ashes have been gained dramatically in 1981, regained via David Gower's crew in 1985 and retained through Mike Gatting in 1986/87.
There was once even a global Cup ultimate visual appeal in India. but two times the West Indies inflicted 5-0 sequence defeats. avid gamers have been fined for undesirable behaviour at the box, whereas Ian Botham used to be suspended for smoking marijuana. Lord's stumbled via ten adjustments of captaincy within the decade.
In 1988, Gatting, stressed following an umpiring row, was once introduced down via a barmaid, resulting in the appointment of 4 skippers in a single sequence. It used to be the main chaotic interval in English cricket heritage. via interviews with lots of these concerned, Sex & medicinal drugs & insurgent Tours tells the tale.
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