1981 Headingley Impossible win - Bob Willis 8/43 - Most famous Ashes spell ever!

forty-eight for when Australia 82 to win in 356 the second inning sped 249 not out of people community was that difficult delivery he's gone and there's not much that could be done about that Trevor chap I really had no chance very good piece of bowling from Bob Willis the second wicket goes down at 56 Trevor Chappell caught Taylor ball Willis for 8 and Dyson is 29 not out cracking good bounce of this he's whacked it in really whacked it down and he was dead on line Trevor travel paps just a little unlucky that for tearing and 56 for two what a good catch everything is running for Phaethon runs wickets and catches and the Australian captain goes for naught what both involve Willis Hughes is gone and it's 58 for three [Applause] an animated crowd here at Headingley it's been quiet and tense all morning just the one really got some bounce she was nearly kept it down but in both rooms taking a splendid catch slow down to his left so Willis has now taken two were hits whereas he Bowl 30 overs and the first things without taking one it's strange to say the least would Cortana Bob within 10 Trevor Chappell caught tail about Willis 8 Hughes caught burthen Bob Willis no score Dyson still there on 29 with an injured finger that very best will be badly bruised first he was feeling it I just have a crack at the top 72 to win seven wickets to go as far as England concerned [Music] [Applause] oh good catch Supercat sack mama sri protection their 58 with 29 what a marvelous catch - what a great session for after they'd been bowled out for 356 yell applaud getting bored Willis no score [Applause] what a session and what a match [Applause] but Willis has three wickets now that's the third one great catch by both him to get Hughes but this was equally as good getting the man going forward at Short Lake great piece of fielding that and it's given England a real chance absolute misery for Australia they're 58 for four and what joy for England three to Willis two of them in that last over and both them picking up the other one when he got ground wood for ten john dyson hanging in there for 29 not out but at lunchtime on this final day australia faced this daunting task six wickets in hand and they still needed 72 to win he's gone late on missile gets his personal imagine and exited Michael time and what a pushover to such a stolen Anissa stated that inside sixty-five 565 needed libel against appalled [Applause] he's gotta touch sunnix he's gone would you pay so well in the previous over this is extra pace suppressed excitement and Raymond theaters [Applause] Willis is forth wicked 68 for six Keep Calm keep it up [Music] this is how John Dyson went [Applause] after playing very well again for his 34 suffering I suspect from a very painful bruised finger on his right hand and here are the things that make the difference in this game hook just a little bit inside it just gets a glove and Bob Taylor takes a safe can Serbian Honda with it a little bit unlucky you would say there but I think England had you were a little bit of luck they've really got into this game from yesterday lunchtime and in the luck they're getting at the moment 56 - when Willis - Marsh in the DNA's underneath it and he goes wicked sooner or later what he Marsh had to go for the big head [Applause] noting that catches tests at the time when any seventy four four seven and I guess Rodney Marsh and here comes the bouncer he doesn't quite get inside it top edges and ground early down here starts to come in and then we'll absolutely magnificently judges a tremendous piece of fielding [Music] [Applause] so willis continues with this what is beginning to look like possibly a match winning spell 5 for 24 now in fact taken 5 for 8 [Music] where this has taken fire parade there are seven of us so we'll just come out for us 13th over his fifth son's lunch 5:24 at the moment yes he's gonna talk to me John when is his taken his six minute Lawson out for one and the England on the brink of an absolutely sensational victory which is going to go down as one of the most amazing speakers of all time if it [Applause] mrs. Carr astonishing there comes Bob Wallace in a good delivery just outside the off stump Geoff Lawson got a very solid Nick on that Bob Tyler making no mistake at all [Applause] we can see this again slanting it end which makes people play at things that are a little bit outside the off stump and Geoff Lawson falling looks like the fandango 20 runs to win now well no word from really other than to keep Gramm dearly a little squarer lily is 17 right 19 [Music] a good touch and Lily is miscued to mid-on we decided to stop to take a great catch and the first one willis got up into Lily's half produced the wickets Lily out for seventy in court getting called Willis and a fine innings by Dennis Lillee he put Australia back into this game 75 for eight and here he is and Bob Willis for the first time pitches the ball up reasonably well but Dennis is still on his back foot and he goes to clip it over Madan and Mike Gatting after a slow start makes a magnificent effort and catches a great catch [Music] and the last man first rally comes in with 20 runs needed to win Terry alderman and here it goes again you see Dennis is still on his back foot and he tries to chip it through midwicket I think gets a leading edge and in the background Mike Gatting doesn't quite sight it to start with and then makes him one there's a good catch just imagine getting stealing he says he tried to cite the ball knowing it was somewhere on its way towards him off the bat just the big buyer to reduce you straight in target 219 everyone's back for rape right it's all over and it is one of the most fantastic victories ever known in Test cricket history Bob Willis eight wickets at fabulous performance England have won this match after one of the most astonishing fight backs you can ever see an incredible performance to square the series the Australians having won at Trent Bridge the second was drawn at Lord's and in the third turn he'll test here as heading the England at one an incredible victory [Applause] imagine is 18 runs made right called Willis 490 in all of and remain not out in no score and this last wicket is one that will be remembered for a long long time but Willis take his life in his hands he's just messy at the little stump and he'll remember that sight for a long time wood was out for 10 Dyson 34 epilate hughes no score yet no score [Applause] Porter no score mash poor bright 19 Lawson 1 Lily 17 and Alban not out no score 111 including AP and extras and the bowling figures RGD Willis 15.1 343 8 he in both of 1 for 14 Chris old one for 21 REM Dilli none for 11 and Peter Willie no wicked for four well I said this morning the way of Willis was running in that I'd expect him to get wickets I don't think anybody have could have expected such a fantastic return it all started when he was switched from running up the hill where he'd been no board once or twice I think he went to the captain he may have even asked for the down will for the downhill end and the moment he did he went up to the coastal Lane end he was a totally different bowler he was very quick very aggressive and here he is the wicket that won the 3rd Cornhill test for England middle Powell goes straight out of the ground and look at Willis's absolute ecstasy the story of the match Australia having won the toss and battered 401 for nine declared England 174 and 356 Australia 111 even won by 18 runs in the Australian innings just four men reached double figures even team led by Mike really come out for the presentation the awards for this corneal test [Applause] in order to be presented by former England fastball Oh Fred [Music] mr. in the foreground the Secretary of Yorkshire [Music] [Applause] 750 pounds to my gritty [Music] already presented to the other two umpires and the infant alphas not even above it we will give them to the prison bleep there's also a presentation tier 2 although another corneal parameters battalion Tilly head groans whoa mr. Keith boys the dual management corneal foreign snow makes the presentation to the two umpires Barry Meyer and David Evans [Applause] and now the Italian to the ground on street boys [Applause] [Music] [Applause] for 350 confidence by Thornhill medallion for these we're in the match [Applause] well let's get on the Woollett as much as possible some great performances left 100 by John Dyson 89 by criminals 50:18 diagram Europe wicked keeping record for robb maus [Applause] with the peopling that door above table [Applause] an all-round performance which are they mad at best I've ever seen in Test cricket in my opinion I capped his performance that came one match to my evil [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] I was seen here at hitting me not a fast crowd here to see history made mr. test match patent they were very enthusiastic and they've stayed on and why wouldn't they that's the new scoreboard Haley you've put another message like that

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Keywords: Bob willis 8 for 43, ashes, headingley, 1981, australia, botham

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Length: 21min 44sec (1304 seconds)

Published: Wed Dec 06 2017

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Got rated as one of the 2nd best or the best test match ever to have been played by England ( edit) in a recent TMS podcast. Thanks for the link!

[u/bhuvi100x]

Good list and catch, goes to show how tough/what it means to play vs Aus