FROM THE ARCHIVES: Roebuck on the ‘Gatting Ball’
The late Peter Roebuck, a long-time scribe for the Sydney Morning Herald, covered Warne’s career closely.
We’ve dug into the archives and found his beautifully written piece on the moment that defined Warne’s career; the Gatting Ball.
This column originally appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in July 2005.
A book could be written about Shane Warne’s first ball in Ashes cricket. Famously, it was the ball of the century, delivered with a rip of the fingers and snap of the wrist that sent the ball burning through the air and made it curl to leg before bouncing and turning prodigiously past the bat of a flummoxed opponent. Good morning, Mr Gatting. Good morning, England. My name is Warne and I bowl leg spin.
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