5 gritty Test knocks that ended in tears 

#4 Allan Border can't stave off the inevitable against England, Manchester, 1981

Allan Border comes out to bat

The 1981 Ashes is popularly known as 'Botham's Ashes' for the Englishman's stellar performances. When the teams reached Manchester for the 6th Test, the Australians seemed shellshocked.

Batting first, England were dismissed for 231 but Australia then put together a shocking display to be all out for 130. Botham and Bob Willis were their tormentors. Botham scored another century in the 2nd innings as England made 404 and set Australia a target of 506 runs in around two days' time.

The win was out of the question but the game could still be drawn and the visitors put together a much-improved show, with their captain Allan Border putting on a particularly superb defensive display.

After the loss of 2 wickets early on, Graham Yallop scored a whirlwind century but it meant little considering the fact that crease occupation was paramount and that was done by Border. He weathered the storm and played stoically for 7 hours, amassing 123 runs in 356 deliveries. However, the rest of the batsmen failed to rally around him and Australia were eventually all out for 402. Border remained unconquered at 123 not out.