England Under Mike Denness 1973-75
Mike Denness asked for Snow to go to the West Indies in 1973-74, remembering his record 27 wickets (18.66) in 1967-68, but the chairman of selectors Alec Bedser overruled him because Snow "was not a good team man". Denness drew the series 1-1, beat India 3-0 and drew 0-0 with Pakistan in 1974. He expressly asked for Snow for the upcoming tour of Australia, but when “Alec accepted the managership in Australia Snow’s chances flew out the window”. Denness lost heavily to the hostile pace of Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson and despite numerous injuries to batsmen and bowlers alike Snow was not sent as a replacement.
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