Former Australia Test opener Colin McDonald dies aged 92

Jan 11, 2021 He was a reliable and gutsy presence at the top of the order for Australia through the 1950s

1956

When Laker skittled the Aussies

Jul 11, 2015 Jim Laker's 19 wickets at Old Trafford in 1956 came close to being overshadowed by a row over the Old Trafford pitch

Sam Loxton 1921-2011

Morris remembers Loxton as 'marvellous team man'

Dec 3, 2011 Arthur Morris has described his former team-mate Sam Loxton as a great competitor and a marvellous team man who was great fun off the field

England v Australia, fourth Test, Old Trafford, 1956

'You've got to get them when you can'

Jul 31, 2011 On the 55th anniversary of Jim Laker's 10-for at Old Trafford, four Australians who fell to him recall the feat

Colin McDonald

'I got sick of being called courageous'

Nov 17, 2010 Colin McDonald, who turns 82 today, looks back at the good old days, when the bowling was fierce but the sledging wasn't