When England cricketers made the front pages – for no apparent reason

Allegations surrounding the lost Test at Christchurch in 1984 saw the expedition dubbed the ‘sex and drugs and rock’n’roll tour’ – and they tell me I was on itCricket seldom makes the front pages with a good news story. That may have happened in 1953, 1981 and 2005 but the bad news finds its way there more frequently, as we have witnessed this week.Being in Christchurch now reminds me of another time when cricket found its way to the front pages, at least those of t