run victory over India to advance to the final. With an unbeaten 32 from 29, Lamb helped guide England to 254. The final was against Australia. Australia batting first let loose at the end of their innings scoring 65 from the final 6 overs - runs that would prove vital in a total of 5/253. Australia won by 7 runs with Lamb scoring 45 in the final. 1992 World Cup and after In his third world cup, England were one of the strongest teams and Lamb couldn't make his way into the XI during the first half of the tournament but played the final four games. England defeated South Africa in a controversial semi-final affected by rain - this was the only time Lamb played a match against his country of birth. He scored 31 in the final which England lost by 22 runs to Pakistan. His dismissal in the final by Wasim Akram is sometimes seen as a turning point in the match. Lamb's international career ended the following summer in controversy following another one-day international against Pakistan, when the umpires ordered the ball to be changed under Law 42, which deals with the condition of the ball. Lamb was subsequently involved in media allegations and legal action relating to ball-tampering in cricket. He was not thereafter picked for England again. Legacy Lamb only made his Test debut at 28 and would be a lynchpin of the English middle order for the next 10 years. Lamb’s record of 4656 runs at 36 with 14 centuries belies his ability and how good he was. He played in 79 tests of which England only won 21. They lost 32 and drew 26. In the 22 games Lamb was a member of the winning side, his average increased to 44. Lamb played 122 One Day internationals of which England won 64, lost 55, tied 1 with 2 abandoned. Of his 14 Test hundreds, 6 of them came against the West Indies in 22 matches. He only enjoyed 2 Test wins against the West Indies, but as of May 2022 still holds the England record for the most Test centuries against the West Indies, joint with Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook and Colin Cowdrey. Unlike these other players, Lamb scored these centuries at a time when the West Indies were clearly the best Test team in the world. Lamb relished the big stage and