Over-by-over updates from the third day at Old TraffordArcher clear for England return after warning for breachLord Beefy? Botham refuses to comment on peerage claimsAnd feel free to email Rob with your thoughts 2.56pm BST “I saw Chris Tavare bat almost all of the first day of the Old Trafford Test v Australia in 1981. He got 69 off 193 balls. The biggest cheer of the day was when he was out just before the close. Disappointed to have missed his second innings effort, 78 off 289. But England won so I guess it was worth it.”His second innings was definitely worth watching – it included a free Lord Beefy masterpiece. 2.52pm BST On the subject of the 1938 Old Trafford Test (see 12.59pm), Clive Pullinger has sent this still from Hitchcock’s A Lady Vanishes. Continue reading…
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