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Stiff Upper Lips and Baggy Green Caps: A Sledger's History of the Ashes

Stiff Upper Lips and Baggy Green Caps: A Sledger's History of the Ashes
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Gets the right balance between humour and history
Review date: 2009-03-08 Rating: 8 out of 10

Fans of proper cricket writing (as opposed to readers of books which treat pro-cricket as one long pub crawl) may be put off by the jokey sub-title and cover og this tome. Don't be; it is entertaining from start to finish giving plenty of history of the Ashes including lengthy sections on the greats such as Hammond, Trumper and The Don. There are a lot of interesting facts included here: Wally Hammond's extra-ciricular activities, the gentlemen vs. players split in the England set-up and the highlighting of some lesser known players who have graced Ashes history (does anyone under 50 now remember David Steele?) This is great stuff, the highlight being an extract of one of Ian Chappell's motivational speeches (too blue to repeat here) and Merv Hughes' classic sledge of Robin Smith: "If you turn the bat over the instructions are on the other side".

Not just sledging...
Review date: 2007-01-29 Rating: 10 out of 10

When I thought that "Penguins Stopped Play" topped my personal list of most enjoyable and humorous cricket books, this one came along... While it took me a bit before I actually decided to start reading it, after getting through the first few pages it became hard to put it down. This is a remarkably funny book and written both very eloquently and colourful. The fact that the stories go a lot further than just a dull summing up of famous sledging phrases which most of us have heard (or used?) before, adds a very nice extra dimension. The lay-out is also quite original as well as many of the extremely well chosen pictures. In all a book which I can highly recommend to anybody in search of a damn good read, even if cricket is not his or her primary interest.

Worthy Alternative History of The Ashes
Review date: 2007-01-10 Rating: 8 out of 10

As befits a journalist on a British quality newspaper, Briggs' narrative exudes authority. The book is presented in a manner that is a welcome antidote to the often overly dense nature of texts on cricket and although it is essentially structured chronologically, the use of pictures and different fonts help to make this a work that will appeal to all readers, not just for those who like to think of cricket as a branch of science in its own right.

Some of the anecdotes are extremely funny - in this dismal time for English cricket, at least Fred Trueman flies the flag for England by consistently proving himself the funniest man in the history of the Ashes - but occasionally Briggs lets his guard slip by lauding a particular comment disproportionately, such as the 'building an idiot' quip levelled by an Australian fan at Phil Tufnell. Certainly not the original jibe that Briggs suggests.

This may be pedantic, but as the England team found in the 2006/07, embrace complacency at your peril!

A good way of fighting the depression
Review date: 2006-12-29 Rating: 10 out of 10

For English fans out there the recent and ongoing Ashes series must be wearing you down. 4 tests in, 4-0 down and the last test was as comprehensive as they come.

This beautifully bound and well thought out book is refreshing after the avalanche of poorly written and hastily rushed out efforts following the 2005 Ashes series. I'd rank it up there alongside Gideon Haigh's excellent offering that clearly stood out from the pack, winning Wisden's coveted cricket book of the year award.

The anecdotes delight; whilst you'd have thought there was little ground left to cover (on the topic of sledging), there were many tales here I had never heard of before. It leaves you with a far greater sense of the history of the Ashes in a more personal sense.

As an afterthought, it is printed on high quality paper and has a satisfying 'weight' when you pick it up - it's hard to beat a well bound book!

Product Details/Specifications

Authors:
Simon Briggs

Recording label: Quercus Publishing Plc
Manufacturer: Quercus Publishing Plc
EAN: 9781849160834
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 184916083X
Number of pages: 304
Publication date: 2009-07-02
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Published)

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