Rest of the World cricket team in England in 1970 Home Secretary James Callaghan to cancel the tour "on grounds of broad public policy". The TCCB reluctantly agreed and the invitation to the South African team was withdrawn. This meant there would be no international cricket in England in 1970 with a concomitant loss of revenue and so, at very short notice, a Rest of the World team was formed, including five South African players. Another two South Africans, Tony Greig and Basil D'Oliveira, who were resident in England, played for the home team. Guinness agreed to sponsor the tour and the County Championship clubs agreed to release any of
Alexander England Alexander England Alexander (Alex) England is an Australian actor. He comes from Albury in New South Wales, where he attended Scots School Albury. Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad will star opposite Alexander England in Australian zombie comedy-horror crossover "Little Monsters". Alexander England was selected to play Tony Greig, a former captain of the English cricket team known in Australia for his cricketing commentary, in 2012 for the television miniseries "Howzat! Kerry Packer's War". To copy Greig's distinctive accent, England listened to commentary recordings. In 2016, England was cast to play Harry Crewe in the Australian television series "Offspring". Joining the