Martin Chandler - ARTICLES

December19

The Ashes in Print – Part 4

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The final part of our series brings us up to 2009 and shows that, despite tour books generally being a thing of the past, Ashes series are as popular in print as ever.

November28

The Forgotten Tour

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In this feature we look at England’s tour of Pakistan in 1968/69. The cricket played was not particularly memorable, but in every other respect the tour was a remarkable one.

November28

The Ashes in Print – Part 1

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Ashes series have more literature dedicated to their history then any other international contest in the world. Over the coming weeks we will review the Ashes tour books. We start with 1882 to 1914

November21

A Long Half Hour

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Although it has been a while since Stephen Chalke’s last book appeared it seems from Martin’s review that, like Sachin Tendulkar’s batting, his writing is as good as ever.

October30

What The Fates Have Decreed

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In our last “Ashes Flashback” before the battle starts Martin goes back a quarter of a century. In doing so he has discovered that England will be retaining the Ashes with a famous victory

October27

A Lesson In Libel

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Sportsmen should confine their battles to the field of play and not fight them in a courtroom – in this feature we remind them all why that is sound advice.