#blackwash

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Michael Holding Decimates Ian Botham — 1984 West Indies

England vs West Indies

1984-06-14

Michael Holding's specific assault on Ian Botham during West Indies' famous 'Blackwash' series in 1984 — where England lost all five Tests — showed how Botham's attacking instincts, normally devastating, became a liability against sustained express pace.

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The Blackwash — West Indies 5-0 England, 1984

England vs West Indies

1984-08-14

West Indies whitewashed England 5-0 in the 1984 series — the first time England had ever been beaten 5-0 in a home series — through the most dominant fast bowling combination ever assembled: Marshall, Holding, Garner, and Baptiste.

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