Ashes 2010-11 by Gideon Haigh

Ashes 2010-11 by Gideon Haigh

Once again Aurum will have the first book out on this winter’ s eagerly-awaited rematch between England and Australia. For the last three Ashes series Aurum has published an instant book by the hugely-acclaimed cricket writer Gideon Haigh, who always covers the Tests for a national newspaper. This winter, as England seek to retain in Australia the Ashes they won in dramatic fashion in 2009, Haigh will be producing another such book, and once again Aurum will rush it out within a month of the end of the final Test. This time (compared with the 5-0 whitewash in 2007) the omens are favourable: at Trent Bridge England have just trounced Pakistan, who in turn beat Australia. While England have seen a new crop of young batsmen and bowlers like Morgan and Finn come through to replace former stars like Flintoff and Vaughan, the retirement of Warne, McGrath, Hayden and Langer has seen Australia struggle for inspiration. Praise for Ashes 2005: ‘ A tour de force of instant reporting’ Daily Mail Praise for The Ultimate Test: The best account of England’ s Ashes triumph… from a cricket writer in the tradition of Neville Cardus and John Arlott’ Sunday Times

'Cricket-lovers who know Gideon Haigh's work will need no convincing: those who don't will find this an ideal place to startWhat makes Haigh so good? One reason is that he not only tells us what happened, he explains what it meant, where it fits into cricket history, of which he has a consummate grasp. Above all, he is a supreme stylist, with the ability to make one laugh out loud.' -- Simon Redfern Independent on Sunday 'Covers each Test, day by day, offering insightful thoughts in Haigh's elegant prose. Excellent reading.' Sport 'A wonderful way of reliving a magical moment in English cricket' Good Book Guide 'The most comprehensive and thoughtful review of the Ashes possible' Wisden Cricketer '(Haigh) is the most elegant of writers whose prose is a delight to read whatever the content. 10/10 - this is the best tour book we've read.' www.cricketweb.net

Gideon Haigh has covered all recent Ashes series in both Australia and England for The Times, the Guardian, or Wisden Cricketer, and written books about each one for Aurum. He is the author of a number of acclaimed cricket books, including Mystery Spinner, which was voted Cricket Society Book of the Year and recently chosen by The Times as one of its 50 greatest sports books of all time; The Big Ship (a biography of the Australian Test captain Warwick Armstrong); Many a Slip (a hilarious diary about his club side); two anthologies of material from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Peter the Lord's Cat and Parachutist at Fine Leg; and several collections of essays. He lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughter.

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ISBN 13	9781845136130
ISBN 10	1845136136
Title	Ashes 2010-11
Author	Gideon Haigh
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2011-02-25
Number of pages	256
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