David Boon’s Test debut came as Australian cricket lurched into crisis against rampant West Indies

David Boon is undoubtedly one of Australia’s best-loved cricketers.

That iconic moustache that looked like it was plastered over his top lip since birth. 

His belligerent and dismissive batting style.  

His everyman physique. 

The (maybe) apocryphal tales of his long haul flight hydration regime.