THE FLIPPER GETS RICHIE RICHARDSON, 1992
Warne rated this delivery as one of his best. It was the reinvention of a mysterious ball – the flipper – which had drifted in and out of cricket for 80 years.
The flipper Warne bowled to dismiss West Indies captain Richie Richardson became the signature play of a famous Test and is the moment when Warne truly came of age as a Test bowler.
And where else would this take place, of course, than at Warne’s field of dreams – the MCG. It was only the fifth Test of Warne’s career and he claimed a second innings seven-for which clinched Australia a famous win over the No.1 team in Test cricket.