(to losing to the Dockers a fortnight ago), Beveridge said.Our

England v Pakistan, 1992Pakistan 2, England 1 Only DRS and Twitter could have made this series any more explosive and entertaining than it was. Pakistan distilled the essence of an entire existence through the five Tests: rowdily led, obscenely gifted, as likely to implode as explode upon the opposition. The headline theme was Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis reverse swing, which perforated an obdurate England side led by the obdurate Graham Gooch. The close finish in the second Test at Lords was the highlight, but there was enough in every other Test to merit a book: umpiring dust-ups, tabloid hounding, player antipathy and revenge (for Englands World Cup final loss earlier that year). It only warrants a footnote that it was thought to be the most lucrative series in England until then.Australia v West Indies, 1992-93West Indies 2, Australia 1 There was one great Test in this series, of course, the fourth, in Adelaide, which West Indies won by one run. But there was so much else besides - primarily that the contest happened at just the right moment, one team on the way down meeting another on the way up. West Indies took it but Australias dominance over the first half was a rehearsal for their wresting of the crown in the Caribbean a couple of years later. The series turned, fittingly, on the arrival of Brian Lara and his resounding 277 in the New Years Test in Sydney. Shane Warne, not as loudly, was also arriving, but looming over a starry cast was the moody brilliance of Curtly Ambrose, the man most responsible for West Indies win. As Tim May put it: He was hunting us down.England v South Africa, 1998 England 2, South Africa 1 A stupendous heist or a long drawn-out choke? Either way, Englands win merely made a great series more dramatic. South Africa were not the best side in the world and were already thought of as rigid automatons. Yet only Australia were definitively better. England? At best they were less bad than they had been for a while. They were made to follow on in two successive Tests and could conceivably have lost every one of the five. For the manner of their triumph, it was apt that Mike Atherton was the leading scorer from either side, dragging England away from lost causes to improbable non-defeats. The leading wicket-taker was Allan Donald, and it was the electric duel between the two at Trent Bridge that formed the centrepiece of a classic. The umpiring, Javed Akhtars, notoriously, was bad enough to spice it further; so bad that the next summer, technology would embed itself in adjudication. England v West Indies, 2000England 3, West Indies 1 Any of three successive West Indian visits to England, in 1991, 1995 and 2000, could be picked. The last wins out for just how cockamamie crazy it was. West Indies were in fatal decline. They had not won a Test outside the Caribbean since February 1997 and had lost ten consecutively away from home. At Edgbaston they won by an innings, inside three days. Once they lost the next, a thrilling match at Lords, they imploded spectacularly. Darren Gough, Andy Caddick, Craig White and Dominic Cork made for an eccentric yet effective attack. Caddick took four wickets in one mental over at Headingley, where West Indies 61 was not even their lowest total of the series. The Test lasted two days. By the time they rocked home at The Oval, England had imbued history to proceedings, securing the Wisden Trophy for the first time in 27 years. It was not the best cricket but it was unmissable.South Africa v England, 2004-05England 2, South Africa 1 The last great non-Ashes five-Test series was the last genuine one (Englands tour to the Caribbean in 2009 only became five Tests after one was abandoned). Michael Vaughans alchemy had forged a formidable England side, now slap-bang in the middle of a golden phase. South Africa were in transition, debuting both Dale Steyn and AB de Villiers. But they were at home, where, since readmission, they had lost only two of 20 series, and those to Australia. It was genuinely impossible to pick a winner. That England eventually scraped through had much to do with Andrew Strauss and the pace attack, which, even with a misfiring Steve Harmison, had developed into a wonderfully varied and incisive one. It was the least celebrated of them, Matthew Hoggard, who played the decisive hand late in the series, in the fourth Test at the Wanderers. His 12 wickets, seven expertly swung out on the final day, saw England home with barely any time to spare. Vapormax Plus White Sale . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference. Vapormax Plus Womens Cheap . 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That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. Coach Luke Beveridge isnt worried about Western Bulldogs recent poor record in Perth, saying his AFL side wont focus on that trend, the venue or a raucous crowd on Thursday night.The Bulldogs have lost their past seven clashes in Western Australia, with the most recent being a 20-point loss to Fremantle in the final round of the regular season.The stretch includes four lopsided defeats to West Coast, who they face in an elimination final.We dont talk about that, Beveridge said of his sides losing streak at Domain Stadium.But that parochial home-ground advantage is there. Lets not dodge around the fact that there will be a pretty boisterous West Coast Eagles fan base and well have to deal with that.Well have to manage that and there are ways to do that.I dont think our players will be nervous about making mistakes. I dont think our players will be conscious of the crowd too much.The Bulldogs away form has been reasonable since Beveridge started his reign in 2015.Notably the Dogs have defeated minor premiers Sydney in their past two trips to the SCG, while this year they pipped Port Adelaide by three points at Adelaide Oval.We probably wont talk about that but its there in the memory banks, Beveridge said.That helps with your belief levels ... the boys will ddraw on some of that in their preparation.ddddddddddddThe Bulldogs have opted against training at Domain this week and instead plan on having a light run at the WACA.Most players are flying out a day later than usual and will arrive on Wednesday afternoon.Theres a couple of things that are different. Not as a knee-jerk reaction (to losing to the Dockers a fortnight ago), Beveridge said.Our of necessity more than anything, in timing our run to the game.Beveridge insisted belief wouldnt be an issue for the Bulldogs, who have been widely tipped to exit the premiership race in week one of the finals.We know that its going to be hard for West Coast to beat us ... well go in thinking were as good as anyone in the eight, he said.Beveridge is expected to recall Tom Liberatore. Jack Macrae, Easton Wood, Jordan Roughead and Jake Stringer amid five changes to the side that lost to Fremantle.DOGS DIRE RECORD AT DOMAIN:* R23, 2016: 20-point loss to Freo* R21, 2015: 77-point loss to WC* R1, 2014: 65-point loss to WC* R6, 2013: 70-point loss to WC* R15, 2012: 38-point loss to Freo* R9, 2011: 123-point loss to WC* R5, 2011: 7-point loss to Freo ' ' '