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In 1877, England played their first ever Test match - 141 years on - they have become the first nation to reach 1000 matches in the longest format of the game - we reflect on England's Test history with cricket journalist Simon Wilde who has written a book called England: The Biography, the story of English Cricket 1877-2018.
Plus find out how Imran Khan went from a cricketing icon to potentially becoming Pakistan's prime minister.
Picture - Joe Root and Virat Kohli (Credit - Getty Images)
By BBC World Service4.9
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In 1877, England played their first ever Test match - 141 years on - they have become the first nation to reach 1000 matches in the longest format of the game - we reflect on England's Test history with cricket journalist Simon Wilde who has written a book called England: The Biography, the story of English Cricket 1877-2018.
Plus find out how Imran Khan went from a cricketing icon to potentially becoming Pakistan's prime minister.
Picture - Joe Root and Virat Kohli (Credit - Getty Images)

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