Ian Botham (right) hooks Geoff Lawson on his way to turning around the Headingley Test in 1981

Graham Gooch made 333 for England against India at Lord's in 1990

Gary Sobers scored 365 Not out for West Indies against Pakistan in Kingston in 1958

Frank Tyson England vs South AFrica at Nottingham Jun 9 to 13 Ist Test Match

England stars (from left) Andrew Flintoff, Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan, Steve Harmison, Geraint Jones and Ian Bell celebrate the narrow victory

Don Bradman at Lord's in 1934

Allan Border in the MCC Museum with the Ashes Urn England in 1985

Azam Khan Ex-Pakistani Test Cricketer

Sunil Gavaskar is widely recognised as one of the greatest opening batsman of all-time and for my money is the finest opener of the post-war period.

Hanif Mohammad scored 337 for Pakistan against the the West Indies at Bridgetown in 1958