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On the Ashes
- Author
- Gideon Haigh
- Narrator
- Gideon Haigh
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 29 June 2023
- Run Time
- 11 hours 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
From over three decades of covering The Ashes, Gideon has brought together an enduring vision of this timeless contest between Australia and England - the world's oldest sporting rivalry - from the colonial era to the present day.
'The best cricket writer in the world' GUARDIAN
'The Bradman of cricket writing' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'The finest cricket writer alive' THE AUSTRALIAN
'Australia's finest writer on cricket' THE TIMES
'The most gifted cricket essayist of his generation' RICHARD WILLIAMS, GUARDIAN
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Details
- Author
- Gideon Haigh
- Narrator
- Gideon Haigh
- Duration
- 11 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 June 2023
- ISBN
- 9781004135158
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
Synopsis
In On The Ashes, Gideon Haigh, today's pre-eminent cricket writer, has captured over a century and half of Anglo-Australian cricket, from WG Grace to Don Bradman, from Bodyline to Jim Laker's 19-wicket match, from Ian Botham's miracle at Headingley to the phenomena of Patrick Cummins and Ben Stokes, today's Ashes captains.From over three decades of covering The Ashes, Gideon has brought together an enduring vision of this timeless contest between Australia and England - the world's oldest sporting rivalry - from the colonial era to the present day.'The best cricket writer in the world' GUARDIAN'The Bradman of cricket writing' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'The finest cricket writer alive' THE AUSTRALIAN'Australia's finest writer on cricket' THE TIMES'The most gifted cricket essayist of his generation' RICHARD WILLIAMS, GUARDIAN
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