When Adam Gilchrist burst onto the Test scene 26 years ago, making a rapid 81 on debut against Pakistan and following up with a unprecedented match-winning 149* at Hobart a fortnight later, he modified the expectations on wicketkeepers the world over.
Not was it acceptable for a stumper to average within the mid-20s, nonetheless silky their glovework could be. Your keeper ought to be a game-changer with the bat.
England were on the receiving end of three of Gilchrist’s 17 Test tons of, all of which got here at quicker than a run-a-ball. His blitz on the WACA in 2006, when he raced to a 57-ball …