The g-word has been a taboo in the game since May 1976, when Tony Greig – before that year’s tour of England by West Indies – said: “I’m not really sure they’re as good as everyone thinks. These guys, if they get on top they are magnificent cricketers. But if they’re down, they grovel, and I intend, with the help of Closey [Brian Close] and a few others, to make them grovel.”
