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Justin Langer feared for his life during the Jamaican’s most memorable spell, but that famous day in Antigua would also lead to his downfall“There are three bowlers,” wrote Justin Langer in his 2010 autobiography, “leaving aside Brett Lee, who were blinding.” The first and fastest, Langer explained, was Shoaib Akthar. The second was Waqar Younis and the third, the “only bowler I have faced to have come close to Shoaib’s speed”, was West Indian Jermaine Lawson.Lawson’s name sits as an anomaly on that list: Lee is the sixth highest wicket-taker in Australian history; Waqar is Pakistan’s second highest wicket-taker; Shoaib holds the record for the fastest recorded delivery of all time. Lawson, on the other hand, played 13 Tests between 2002 and 2005, the last of which came when he was just 23 years old. Continue reading...