It was nearly 50 years ago that Cozier appeared on the TMS, at Headingley, Leeds, and soon became one of its most loved overseas commentators. He was both a feature and flavour of the TMS, playing a part in one of the most iconic moments in its history even without saying a word. It was the infamous “leg over” incident, which caused so much hilarity between Brian Johnston and Jonathan Agnew. The incident occurred at The Oval in 1991, when Ian Botham fell over his stumps while attempting to hook Ambrose and was declared out hit-wicket. Later in the day, when Johnston mentioned Botham’s dismissal while reading out details of the scorecard, Agnew remarked that the irrepressible allrounder “just didn’t quite get his leg over!”(‘Leg over’ is a British slang term, meaning “having sex, getting your way with a lady”.) Johnston carried on commentating, fighting the giggles manfully for almost half a minute, before bursting into a guffaw, wheezing helplessly into a large spotted handkerchief. “Tony Cozier was actually in the corner of the commentary box. He could have stepped in at any moment to intervene, but instead chose to watch on and allowed one of our most magical moments to play out,” recalled the TMS producer Adam Mountford.