Dickie shunned such frivolities; he might regard it as an insult to the game he loved more than anything. View image in fullscreen Dickie Bird took charge of several Ashes series including the 1993 emergence of the great Shane Warne. In an Ashes Test Lillee (again) was hugely frustrated and at his most belligerent, abusing one and all. Sometimes it was tricky to tell whether Dickie was being unwittingly hilarious or cunningly using humour to his advantage. But the truth is that every cricket lover from Barnsley, Bridgetown or Brisbane will remember Dickie Bird with huge affection … and a smile.