It is Pakistan's turn to defeat England, and as you would expect, this is fun. And they didn't beat any England team, but one of the best ever. It involves a family tension over the captaincy, ordinary batting, terrible fielding, and perhaps the greatest fast bowling weapon any team has started Test cricket with. 

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Archive of clips used in this episode:

Pakistan 1st Test Win vs England at Oval 1954

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6G_lJDUZKU

Oval Test Hero Fazal Mahmood Complete Biography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcdH4Rp95uM

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