In the course of it, Graham Gooch spoke of "dear old Merv Hughes". What ... a left-handed opening bat, who played just one, disastrously, in 1970. At Sheffield Shield level, though, both were ...

To the rescue came an old rival turned friend for life, Merv Hughes ... Botham and Hughes were sparring partners in their playing days, both with bat and ball and verbally, but a series of ...