Robin Jackman, Surrey and England bowler held back by links with South Africa – obituary
He played in four Tests but was served with a deportation order in Guyana during England’s 1980-81 tour of West Indies
Robin Jackman
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Robin Jackman, who has died aged 75, was an accurate and bustling fast-medium bowler who was unlucky not to play in more than four Test matches; he had a lengthy and consistent career with Surrey, helping them to win the County Championship in 1971.
When, a decade later, he finally joined an England tour party, he became embroiled in a row with the government of Guyana over his links with South Africa.
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Australia v India Boxing Day Test at the MCG could be one of the strangest yet amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Geoff Lemon at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
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This year will bring a new twist on the Boxing Day Test.
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There have been many strange Boxing Day Tests. Matches starting while the country is wreathed in bushfires, or while parts are under flood.
Plenty of first mornings during Melbourne summer cold snaps. Years with star players banned, matches underway while tsunamis overcame Australia s neighbours.
This year will be another kind of strange, a new twist on the franchise. Call it Boxing Day Test: Global Pandemic Edition. A cap of 30,000 spectators who will be spread out over the stadium.