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Former Australian test cricketer Ian Healy (right), pictured with Shane Warne in 1997, regrets the way his confrontation with Arjuna Ranatunga was blown out of proporation.
It s one of the most famous sledges in Australian cricket history, but the reality is that it simply didn t happen. Sri Lanka s 1995-96 tour of Australia was mired in controversy. From ball-tampering accusations, that the great Richie Benaud described as akin to a French farce, to the Boxing Day Test that saw Muttiah Muralitharan no-balled for throwing.
Boxing Day tests have produced some of the best cricket ever played on New Zealand soil.
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