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Episode 7: The Ashes ’86/87 - The Search for Peter Who

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With the series lost, Australia panicked. Needing inspiration, they turned to ‘Taylor’. But not the one everyone was expecting. Mark Taylor - the brilliant young opener and future captain - was most people’s choice. So, when the team for the 5th test was leaked, Taylor’s phone rang off the hook, unaware of a call-up which in reality had never happened! The Taylor in question was a New South Wales back-up spinner, Peter Taylor. Peter Who? Well, exactly. This is the search for a man who has gone down in Aussie sporting folklore. Anyone know where he is?!

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