Fearful of change, Mike Brearley and his English side not only baulked at innovations such as the new limited overs fielding restrictions, but refused to don the new "pyjamas".
Torino themselves were awarded the 1949 Scudetto, though they went ahead with their four remaining fixtures anyway, fielding a side made up of youth players and the only two members of the first-team squad not to make the trip: the defender Sauro Toma and the reserve goalkeeper Renato Gandolfi.
The over ended and Abbott made it clear he'd like to come back to the commentary box when the baggy green were fielding.
In Trevor Ringland, the joint UUP-Conservative alliance are fielding a strong candidate for East Belfast.
Fielding a range of questions on his spending review from the cross-party panel, Osborne also confirmed that many cabinet ministers had not been told about the decision to cut child benefit for higher-rate taxpayers before it was announced.
Legia were eliminated from the Champions League third qualifying round for fielding a suspended player against Celtic.
His boss, Marta Lado, a Spanish infectious diseases consultant, is busy in the administration room fielding requests from visitors looking for updates on patients.
The party yielded just 1.1% of votes after fielding 203 candidates at the 2005 general election, but Lucas said this percentage was skewed because it reflected the average across all 646 seats.
His time off the field for a scan before play and lateness of his return when his team-mates were fielding meant that Pietersen was barred from batting higher than No7 against Leicestershire on Wednesday, but Steven Davies's 115 not out meant that he was not needed as Surrey were victorious.
Handed a second chance after Legia Warsaw were expelled for fielding an ineligible player in the second leg of their third-qualifying-round tie, Celtic were more than a match for a lightweight Maribor.
The Polish champions had taken their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being expelled from the competition for fielding an ineligible player against Celtic, who they had beaten 6-1 on aggregate in the qualifying rounds.
