Test matches in England in 2005 the match. During a warm-up (playing rugby), the pace-man accidentally stood on a cricket ball, tearing ankle ligaments. Australia had to field Michael Kasprowicz as replacement, and on a pitch where inaccurate bowling was immediately punished, McGrath's line and length would surely have been useful. Instead, Marcus Trescothick made innumerable smashes off Brett Lee to the cover boundary. Andrew Strauss preferred Jason Gillespie for his runs, and their 112-run opening partnership was the highest by England in the Ashes series so far this year – indeed, the second highest of the series thus far, only beaten by Damien Martyn and
South African cricket team in England in 1924 South African cricket team in England in 1924 The South African cricket team toured England in the 1924 season to play a five-match Test series against England. England won the series 3-0 with 2 matches drawn. The tourists, with their ages on the first day of the first match of the tour on 3 May, were: George Parker (24) also played three first-class matches (including the first two Tests) and Aubrey Faulkner (42) played one match, the Third Test. The manager was George Allsop. South Africa's score of 30 at Edgbaston is still the only completed innings in Test match