The Spin | England’s first Test tour: death, brawling, betting and cross-dressing

The team’s trip for a 1-1 draw with Australia involved an arduous trek across the globe and came with scandal and drama aplentyEngland’s 500th Test match on foreign soil, which concluded in Port Elizabeth on Monday, prompted a lot of people to reminisce about tours past, but few could hope to match the tale of England’s voyage to their first ever away Test, played in Melbourne in March 1877. It is a tale of death, drama, donkeys and cross-dressing, and one that was thankfully d