Even now, the chant remains fresh in the mind of Dennis Amiss. ‘Before I went out to bat, I was sitting in the dressing room playing this tape,’ says Amiss. Typically, the thoughtful Amiss came to regret Lloyd’s gesture, fearing it took the edge off his achievement (he later added two more centuries, just to be sure). Amiss taking on Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee during the infamous 1974-75 Ashes seriesBut make no mistake: he was a top-class batsman. Amiss made four (one more than Viv Richards), including the very first — 103 against Australia at Old Trafford in 1972.

Source: Daily Mail March 30, 2021 21:31 UTC