Don't miss a ball with The Sporting Traveller. In cricket, England v Australia equates to one of the most emotionally charged, heart felt rivalries in world sport, made all the worse by Aussie dominance in recent years. We're always looking for signs that England are up for the challenge and going into next year, there are suggestions that the team is beginning to look a more competitive side. The largest number of people ever to watch a cricket test was at the fourth test between India and England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, in January 1982. A staggering 394,000 came to watch.
Most games are skin-deep, but cricket goes to the bone.