01-01-1970 01:00 via theguardian.com

The Joy of Six: courageous Test innings

From Michael Clarke's fractured shoulder to the sound of leather on Brian Close, half-a-dozen of cricket's bravest knocks
It’s safe to say that there are many subgenres of batting bravery. There’s the injured batsman who carries on; the one who’s carted off in pieces and returns with a dead-eyed stare; the one who rises above his limitations and takes the game by the throat; the one who risks everything for a win; the tailender who cops a beating to see his team home or lifts a team-mate t
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