Darren Gough

gough was England's 568th Test cricketer.

With a wicket in his first over and his highest Test score of 65 it was quite the debut.

gough retained his place for his first full home series against South Africa.

gough started well with a pair of four wickets in the first Test and would pick up another 3 to be leading English wicket taker in the series.

He played in his first Test victory in the third Test.

In the second innings he took the only wicket that Devon Malclom didn't take when he took 9/57.

With the bat he averaged 40 for the series.

On the back of this, gough was a member of his first Ashes squad.

With the England team thoroughly outclassed, gough played a solo hand taking 20 wickets at 21.25.

The highlight was five wickets in an innings and scoring a 50 in Sydney where he was also man of the match.

There was a break for the limited over series – gough injured his foot bowling his first ball in a match at the MCG and was taken to hospital.

X-rays revealed a stress fracture in his foot and he missed the final two Tests of the series.

gough returned for this series playing in the first three of the six Test series.

After six wickets in the first two tests he was wicketless in the third.

gough was wicketless in the first two Tests of the series.

gough played in both tests of the two Test series, the first of which was the first match in the history of Test cricket to finish in a draw with the scores level.

With three runs needed from the final ball, Nick Knight while batting with gough was run out attempting the game winning third run.

gough played all three Tests of the series.

In the second Test he took five and four wickets for his best match figures of 9/92.

gough played in the first four Tests of the series.

England started full of energy winning the First Test at Edgbaston.

Darren gough (born 18 September 1970) is a retired English cricketer and former captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

It was the only live Ashes Test England would win between 1987 and 2005.

gough took six wickets in the first Test and would take 10 in the next four.

Once again injury prevented gough from playing as an inflamed knee caused him to miss the final two tests.

gough was back for the South African series and played in the four of the five tests.

England was down 1–0 with 2 to play.

He made his first class debut in 1989 against Middlesex at Lord's taking five wickets.

The spearhead of England's bowling attack through much of the 1990s, he is England's second highest wicket-taker in one-day internationals with 235, and took 229 wickets in his 58 Test matches, making him England's ninth-most-successful wicket-taker.

gough was a right arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman.

At 5 feet 11 inches in height and broad in beam, he achieved his pace from a good approach to the wicket and a leaping sideways-on action, achieving what was often described as "skiddy" fast bowling.

Capable of swinging the ball late, many of his wickets were gained through lbw or bowled, often with an inswinging yorker delivery.

He won his county cap in 1993 after taking 7/42 against Somerset.

After a breakout season in 1993, gough went on an A tour to South Africa, following by making his Test debut for England against New Zealand at Old Trafford.

His only First-Class century came against Warwickshire in 1996 at Headingley.

gough played county cricket for 15 years for Yorkshire and was a member of their 2001 squad that won the 2001 County Championship – its first in 33 years.

In 2004 he moved to Essex and returned to Yorkshire for the 2007 season as their captain.

gough retired at the end of the 2008 cricket season with Justin Langer as his final first-class wicket.

gough was offered a contract by Yorkshire cricket and Rotherham United but chose cricket.

gough retired in 2008.