One Day: How do you reinvent the wheel? Just give it another roll

NICK HOWSON: The BBC have turned back the clock 12 months to one of the greatest sporting days on British shores. It'll never get old

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There is a reason why scientists call them adrenaline junkies. Once you experience that hormonal rush, you can't help but search for that sensation again. And again.

Watching sport might be one of the safest thrill-seeking activities available on planet earth. Your favourite armchair provides the safety of a parachute, accompanying friends and family the harness that never deserts you and your ideal tipple the dutch courage you need to watch another nail-biting minute.

Sunday, July 14, 2019, offered a seat on the ultimate rollercoaster ride which never let you off. Its undulations, twists and turns made your heart stop, your eyeballs bulge, your words stutter and your breath shallow. You were both unable to watch and utterly captivated at the same time.

With the benefit of hindsight, I wouldn't recommend re-living it to anyone. It was exhausting enough the first time around.

CRICKET WORLD CUP FINAL AS IT HAPPENED: NEW ZEALAND V ENGLAND

The watch along. The radio packages. Players starring down the camera. Hysterical scenes at Lord's and SW19, at Trafalgar Square and on Henman Hill. You've seen it all before. You even lived it. There is nothing new here.

So questions considering how Novak Djokovic saved two Roger Federer match points; how Trent Boult stepped on the boundary to give Ben Stokes another life; who tennis' true GOAT is or if Jofra Archer really is "one of the most talented players to pull on an England shirt," as Eoin Morgan describes, are neither addressed nor particularly relevant.

Across a 30-minute recap, the central theme is emotion. It is not so much about where you were when Djokovic prevailed and England triumphed, but how you felt. Were you hugging, jumping, crying, sat in disbelief or, as the 80-year-old grandmother of Gwen Stanbrook stated - "have we won?" - wondering what on earth had happened?

Indeed, for all the wonderful pictures of the contests which will stand the test of time, the true highlights of this package are to be found in the amateur footage from the stands, concourses and living rooms around the country. Normally, I detest the idea of people attended an event only to watch most of it through their smartphone - but without those jewels, this documentary wouldn't be possible.

Beyond that, there are two outstanding stars of this particular feature, who appeared either side of the fourth wall. One of them is the irrepressible Djokovic, who is at his eloquent best throughout.

^{Ian Smith takes centre-stage once again}

The Serbian claimed the 16th of his 17 grand slam titles to date against the backdrop of a partisan crowd, most of which were rooting for his illustrious opponent. It is his role as the antithesis of men's tennis, playing second fiddle to the Swiss and Rafael Nadal, which he has become accustomed to and developed strategies to specifically deal with.

"When you have the majority of the crowd on your side it helps," he said. "It gives you motivation, it gives you strength, it gives you energy. When you don't, you have to find it from within. When the crowd chant Roger, I hear Novak."

A roaring Ian Smith, naturally, grabs the attention at the home of cricket. If the pictures aren't ingrained on your memory, then the New Zealander's chilling commentary, his disbelief during the latter stages, surely is. 

"By the barest of margins" might become the epitaph of his career, the iconic line of a barely believable outcome, but in truth his entire spell with the microphone is mesmerising. Commentators are at their best, not when they're trying to be diplomatic or even descriptive, but when they allow the intensity of the occasion to consume them. Smith achieves all this while detailing events perfectly to the viewer: the broadcasting sweet-spot.

Come for the sporting excellent, stay for the raw passion of the occasion. There will never be a day quite like it again, so don't allow another opportunity to relive it pass you by.

One Day: BBC Two, 6:30pm, Sunday 12 July

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