The Summer of Acrimony England v Pakistan 1992

About this episode

The episode reflects on the controversial 1992 Test series between England and Pakistan, marked by accusations of ball-tampering and clashes with umpires.

Simon Mann is joined by former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja, broadcaster Aatif Nawaz, chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew and TMS statistician Andy Zaltzman to look back on the tumultuous summer of 1992. Pakistan beat England in a controversial Test series played with the backdrop of accusations of ball-tampering and heated clashes with umpires which overshadowed Wasim and Waqar's inspired win.

People in this episode

Host: Simon Mann

Guests: Ramiz Raja, Aatif Nawaz

Topics covered

• cricket
• 1992 Test series
• ball-tampering
• England vs Pakistan
• sports controversies
• Wasim Akram
• Waqar Younis

Keywords

• 1992
• England
• Pakistan
• cricket
• ball-tampering
• Wasim Akram
• Waqar Younis
• Test series
• controversy
• Simon Mann

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pakistan, England

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