THOSE WERE THE DAYS

ON THIS DAY IN SPORT

1953: England recaptured the Ashes at The Oval after a gap of 19 years. Denis Compton hit the winning runs to give Len Hutton’s team an eightwicket victory in the fifth and final Test, the only win after four drawn matches in the series. 1999: Nineteen-year-old Robbie Keane became the most expensive teenager in British football, completing a £6million move from Wolves to Coventry.

2001: Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher was crowned world champion for the fourth time after winning the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. 2008: An excellent day for Great Britain at the Olympics in Beijing brought gold medals for Victoria Pendleton and Chris Hoy in cycling’s velodrome, Christine Ohuruogu on the track and Paul Goodison in the Laser class sailing.

2017: The West Indies lost 19 wickets to lose by an innings and 209 runs against England at Edgbaston in the UK’s first day-night Test. Joe Root’s side went on to win the series 2-1.