Re: What is your favourite era of Test Cricket?
I am not sure about your breakdown of eras but I started watching (or remember) from India's tour to Pakistan in I believe 1981-82. Although, it was love at first sight for me, I really started to understand and enjoy cricket after Miandad's six in Sharjah. That to me changed the way I watched cricket. Before, it was every now and then, whenever I had nothing else to watch... those moments were plenty considering PTV only had one channel in those days.
Then I took a break from cricket in 1988 and only checked back for World Cups and Pakistan's tours abroad. Didn't really give a damn about the home series.
So, for me it has to be 1980s. The likes of Miandad, Zaheer, Imran, Abdul Qadir, Viv, Botham, Gower, Garner, Greenidge, Hadlee, Crowe, Lillee, G Chappel, Kim Hughes, et al.