Melbourne: To say the atmosphere at yesterday’s Australia vs New Zealand World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was unbelievable would be an understatement. Could it be compared to another event? Yes, felt some old faithfuls at the iconic venue -- the 1977 Centenary Test between England and Australia where Greg Chappell’s hosts took on Tony Greig’s Englishmen.

The event, conceptualised by then Melbourne Cricket Club vice-president and former Test player Hans Ebeling, celebrated 100 years of Test cricket in fine fashion. The hosts invited every living Australian and English Test cricketer for the event and the person in-charge of sending out all those invitations and ensuring most made it to Melbourne for the March 12-17, 1977 Test is still working away -- at the library of the Melbourne Cricket Club as a Research and Administrative Officer (Museum Department).