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The image of umpire Tony Crafter stepping in to hold back Lillee, whilst Javed Miandad wielded his bat ready to strike, were beamed around the world in one of the ugliest sights ever to be seen in a test match. Bob Simpson, the former Australian captain, wrote that it was "the most disgraceful thing I have seen on a cricket field". Aus vs Pak, Perth 1st Test 1981.
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