On the Ashes

Gideon Haigh, today’s pre-eminent cricket writer, has captured over a century and half of Anglo-Australian cricket, from W.G. Grace to Don Bradman, from Bodyline to Jim Laker’s 19-wicket match, from Ian Botham’s miracle at Headingley to the phenomena of Patrick Cummins and Ben Stokes, today’s Ashes captains. From over three decades of covering The Ashes, Gideon has brought together an enduring vision of this timeless contest between Australia and England – the world’s oldest sporting rivalry – from the colonial era to the present day.