The description of a cricketer as a legend is applied far too often to men who simply don’t merit it. On this occasion however no one is likely to argue with the use of the word to add lustre to the names of the subjects of Ian Brayshaw’s latest book
… and Archie concludes his look at the need for pace bowling in the Ashes with a prediction for the outcome of the 2017/18 series.
There is no series quite like the Ashes, particularly for publishers, and once again on the eve of the game’s most famous contest we have a new history appearing – from Archie’s review it sounds like one for the new enthusiast so will doubtless find its way into many a Christmas stocking
Given its timing some will question the motivation behind the suggestion that Steve Smith might have been playing for England this winter, but doubtless it will help sell a few copies of the man’s autobiography in the Northern Hemisphere
Australians believe their fast bowlers are going to be decisive in the coming Ashes series. In the first part of a two part feature Archie looks back at some famous pace bowling combinations who have dominated past encounters.
Author Ken Piesse has kindly agreed to us running an extract from his latest book, so keep your eye on the front page in the coming days
Whilst on the subject of the lower echelons of the game Archie has a look at an entertaining follow up
Publisher’s take note; whilst Archie and Martin don’t agree on everything, they would both like you to view photographs, statistics and an index as essential
As Archie points out in his review there are two versions of this book, the limited edition of which costs $1,000 – what he doesn’t tell us is which edition he has – is he trying to hide something from Mrs Mac?
Archie takes us back over half a century with this review, but it sounds like this tour book is still well worth reading