Best book on 1989 Ashes..

[TheGreatest]

I am looking for a book which covers the entire 1989 Ashes in detail, I'm not looking for daily match reports but with good analysis of the tour. I'm not satisfied with what I have read in magazines like The Cricketer, Wisden Cricket monthly, Australian Cricketer etc.

 

[fredfertang]

None that I'd recommend

 

[S.Kennedy]

Too many books on '2005' - and more Freddie Flintoff books than one requires.

 

[TheGreatest]

So, which autobiography/biography has the best chapter related to this tour. If any?

 

[Days of Grace]

I assume Steve Waugh’s weighty tomb has a chapter dedicated to it. After all, that’s when he finally started to warrant his selection as a batsman.

 

[Aritro]

I recall reading the chapter on it in Allan Border's autobiography when I was a kid. Was too young to really know how to form a view on whether it was good writing, but a lot of the narrative has stayed with me so it clearly made an impression.

 

[TheGreatest]

I recall reading the chapter on it in Allan Border's autobiography when I was a kid. Was too young to really know how to form a view on whether it was good writing, but a lot of the narrative has stayed with me so it clearly made an impression.

Is it "Beyond Ten Thousand"?
BTW, overall how will u all rate his autobiography?

 

[fredfertang]

Is it "Beyond Ten Thousand"?
BTW, overall how will u all rate his autobiography?

Odd one that - as well as the standard edition this appeared in a specially bound limited edition of 10,123 copies, which is a ridiculous number for a cricket book even granted it was Border - yet despite the fact that it, presumably, sold out it isn't easy to track down the limited edition - well not in England anyway - I had to import one at huge cost from Australia (although to be fair the exchange rate was rather better then)

 

[Burgey]

Wish I’d known that. I have two copies of it at home :-/

 

[fredfertang]

Wish I’d known that. I have two copies of it at home :-/

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has more than one copy of the same book

 

[TheGreatest]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has more than one copy of the same book

His autobiography is available at eBay.UK...very cheap price. I am thinking ordering it..should I go for it. Is it worth?

 

[fredfertang]

His autobiography is available at eBay.UK...very cheap price. I am thinking ordering it..should I go for it. Is it worth?

I can't remember what I thought of it I'm afraid, or even if I ever did get round to reading it. But do be careful as there are two - the one called 'An Autobiography' was published in 1986