One of the most fractious starts to an Ashes series: England thought they had Don Bradman caught at first slip when he had made a scratchy 28, only for the umpire to reprieve him.

He went on to score 187 and his Test future, which had been in serious doubt, was secure.

As the fielders changed over at the end of the over, Wally Hammond, the England captain, who a team-mate said was “blazingly angry”, was heard to loudly pass comment: “A fine f***ing way to start a series.”

Bradman amassed 680 runs to top score in a five-match tussle the Aussies won 3-0.

1974: James Walter “Cinderella Man” Braddock passed away. Braddock was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937. Braddock was a bordeline no-hoper when he pulled off a stunning upset to beat Max Baer for the title.

1987: Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers began a streak of an NFL-record 22 consecutive completed passes.

2012: New Zealand’s first Test win in Sri Lanka in 14 years. Tim Southee and Trent Boult took eight and seven each respectively in a 167-run win in Colombo.