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Australia’s thrilling victory over India at the SCG in 2008 is one my all time favourites. You never know what is going to happen in the great game of cricket. The game looked out of reach but three wickets to Michael Clarke in an over with only a few overs left saw Australia snatch an incredible victory. Picture: Phil Hillyard
1/10Australia’s thrilling victory over India at the SCG in 2008 is one my all time favourites. You never know what is going to happen in the great game of cricket. The game looked out of reach but three wickets to Michael Clarke in an over with only a few overs left saw Australia snatch an incredible victory. Picture: Phil Hillyard
The last time the great duo of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne left the field in England. I spent many years watching them and as a photographer your concentration always goes up a notch when the special ones take centre stage. Picture: Phil Hillyard
2/10The last time the great duo of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne left the field in England. I spent many years watching them and as a photographer your concentration always goes up a notch when the special ones take centre stage. Picture: Phil Hillyard
It had only ever happened 9 times in the history of Test cricket a batsman being given out handled the ball. This was one of those occasions. I remember feeling rather unwell that day in the Chennai heat back in 2001. I remember it vividly and it was one of those moments when the editors back home are straight on the phone to see if I had the picture. My lucky day. Page 1 the next day. Picture: Phil Hillyard
3/10It had only ever happened 9 times in the history of Test cricket a batsman being given out handled the ball. This was one of those occasions. I remember feeling rather unwell that day in the Chennai heat back in 2001. I remember it vividly and it was one of those moments when the editors back home are straight on the phone to see if I had the picture. My lucky day. Page 1 the next day. Picture: Phil Hillyard
This I was just looking for something different very late one day in the Shield Final at the SCG between NSW and Victoria taken from the roof of the old Noble Stand. Picture: Phil Hillyard
4/10This I was just looking for something different very late one day in the Shield Final at the SCG between NSW and Victoria taken from the roof of the old Noble Stand. Picture: Phil Hillyard
Nothing better than watching Pidgeon rip out an off stump running down the slope at Lord’s. Picture: Phil Hillyard
5/10Nothing better than watching Pidgeon rip out an off stump running down the slope at Lord’s. Picture: Phil Hillyard
‘Super, Super Fred, Super Freddie Flintoff!.’ I can still hear that chant that went around England the whole summer of 2005. What a series it was and Andrew Flintoff was incredible with both bat and ball. Here he leaves the field after a century at Trent Bridge. Picture: Phil Hillyard
6/10‘Super, Super Fred, Super Freddie Flintoff!.’ I can still hear that chant that went around England the whole summer of 2005. What a series it was and Andrew Flintoff was incredible with both bat and ball. Here he leaves the field after a century at Trent Bridge. Picture: Phil Hillyard
Mitchell Johnson steers Australia into the final of the 2015 World Cup after destroying India in the semi at the SCG. Picture: Phil Hillyard
7/10Mitchell Johnson steers Australia into the final of the 2015 World Cup after destroying India in the semi at the SCG. Picture: Phil Hillyard
Day 1 2005 Ashes series. Lord’s. Glenn McGrath is sitting on 499 Test wickets. I try something different. I set a remote camera with a wide lens up at the far end of the ground (as McGrath always bowls away from the Pavillion) and I placed it on the left hand side as the two English openers were lefties. Only trouble was we won the toss and batted! .. I was planning to take it down but decided against it because you never know. Sure enough Australia got bowled out and we were in the field. Mcgrath gets his 500th and goes on to get 5 wickets on one the most incredible days of cricket. 17 wickets fell on the first day of the epic series. Picture: Phil Hillyard
8/10Day 1 2005 Ashes series. Lord’s. Glenn McGrath is sitting on 499 Test wickets. I try something different. I set a remote camera with a wide lens up at the far end of the ground (as McGrath always bowls away from the Pavillion) and I placed it on the left hand side as the two English openers were lefties. Only trouble was we won the toss and batted! .. I was planning to take it down but decided against it because you never know. Sure enough Australia got bowled out and we were in the field. Mcgrath gets his 500th and goes on to get 5 wickets on one the most incredible days of cricket. 17 wickets fell on the first day of the epic series. Picture: Phil Hillyard
Andrew Strauss takes a flyer to dismiss Gilly at Trent Bridge who had no luck that series. He certainly got them back on the return Ashes in Australia smashing a 57 ball hundred. Picture: Phil Hillyard
9/10Andrew Strauss takes a flyer to dismiss Gilly at Trent Bridge who had no luck that series. He certainly got them back on the return Ashes in Australia smashing a 57 ball hundred. Picture: Phil Hillyard
ustralia had retained the Frank-Worrell trophy in the West Indies although they lost the final Test. I thought it would be a good idea once we had returned to the hotel to do an informal team portrait with the trophy and baggy greens in the turquoise carribbean waters. I pitched the idea to captain to Steve Waugh who was happy to do it as long as I arranged it made it happened. Well after several hours celebrating the end of the series in the dressing room this was easier said than done. Eventually we got it to work. Some pretty special people involved in that great era in Australian cricket. Picture: Phil Hillyard
10/10ustralia had retained the Frank-Worrell trophy in the West Indies although they lost the final Test. I thought it would be a good idea once we had returned to the hotel to do an informal team portrait with the trophy and baggy greens in the turquoise carribbean waters. I pitched the idea to captain to Steve Waugh who was happy to do it as long as I arranged it made it happened. Well after several hours celebrating the end of the series in the dressing room this was easier said than done. Eventually we got it to work. Some pretty special people involved in that great era in Australian cricket. Picture: Phil Hillyard
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