The Cornhill Insurance
Test Series
England v Australia from Old Trafford
First day
England and Australia have played 22 Tests at Old Trafford,
England winning 6 to Australia s
4. Twenty-five years ago, in what will always be remembered as 'Laker's Match', Jim Laker took 19 wickets - for 37 and 10 for 53 -to set a world record that is all but unbeatable.
More recently, in 1964, Australia made 656 for 8 declared in their first innings-still the highest score in an Old Trafford Test-thanks largely to an opening partnership of 201 between Lawry (106) and Simpson who went on to score 311. England replied with 611 with Dexter (174) and Barring-ton (256) adding 246 for the third wicket - the match, not surprisingly, ending in a draw. PETER WEST introduces the whole of this morning's play.
Commentators RICHIE BENAUD CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS TOM GRAVENEY , PETER PARFITT
TV presentation NICK HUNTER , HUW JONES Ryn by-run coverage on Ceefax