A unique insight into how The Times has covered England-Australia Test matches from 1880 to the present day England against Australia for the Ashes - it is one of the oldest and greatest rivalries in sport and almost its entire history has been covered in The Times. The whole story is here: from Shane Warne's ball of the century in 1993 to Gilbert Jessop's power hitting at The Oval in 1902; from the infamous Bodyline tour of 1932-33 to England's surrender to the pace of Lillee and Thomson in 1974-75; from Len Hutton's Coronation-year triumph in 1953 to the long years of defeat before the Ashes were finally recaptured in 2005. The Times on the Ashes showcases great batsmen like Bradman, Ponting, Gower, Trumper, Boycott, Greg Chappell, and the great bowlers of Trueman, Warne, Larwood, Lillee, Underwood, McGrath, Anderson, along with the great captains such as Brearley, Ian Chappell, Vaughan, Armstrong, Jardine, Steve Waugh and Hutton. This book recaptures more than a century of the highs and lows of Ashes cricket through the pages of The Times and features some of the greatest writers in the history of the sport. AUTHOR: Richard Whitehead is the deputy obituaries editor of The Times and has worked on the paper for nineteen years in a number of departments. Previous roles include assistant sports editor and deputy books editor. He has worked on a large number of Times archive supplements and edited many one-off magazines and supplements. He is also the obituaries editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and a regular book reviewer for The Cricketer magazine. SELLING POINTS: ? Features a foreword by former England captain and Times journalist Mike Atherton ? Features many of the greatest writers in the history of cricket all in one volume ? Includes a collection of rarely seen photographs from The Times' archives ? Not just a re-hash of match reports: each chapter is separated into categories such as Greatest Games, Greatest Performances, Bizarre Moments and Controversial Gamestions 16pp colour
