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For all those cricket fans out there the award-winning story of the controversy surrounding legendary bowler Harold Larwood and the technique that literally bowled everyone over and out.
Fast bowler Harold Larwood is a cricketing legend. During the MCC’s notorious 1932-3 Ashes tour of Australia, his ‘Bodyline’ bowling left Australia’s batsmen battered, reduced Bradman to the [...]

The Greatest: The Players, The Moments, The Matches 1993-2008 is a brillaint new cricket book by Fairfax journalist Malcolm Knox.
From 1993 to 2008 the Australian cricket team reached the highest of heights. They won three world cups in a row and sixteen consecutive test matches. They continually dominated England in the Ashes, destroyed the once [...]

In Warwick Todd: Up in the Block Hole, Australian cricket legend Warwick Todd (Tom Glesiner’s alter ego) returns in a new tell-all book…
When Australian cricket legend Warwick Todd retired from the game in 1996, many felt that would be the end. After playing 143 Tests, making over 9000 first class runs and notching up almost [...]

With the Ashes Series only 2 weeks away 1000 Memorable Ashes Moments, 1861-2007 by Marc Dawson gives you all the information you need to know reading one of the worlds greatest sports rivalrys.
The Ashes contest between Australia and England has been one of the world’s great sporting events since tours between the countries commenced in [...]

Cricinfo columnist Christian Ryan has released his look back to the days of Kim Hughes captaincy of the Australian cricket team – Golden Boy: Kim Hughes and the Bad Old Days of Australian Cricket.

Shedding new light on the ‘club’ of Lillee, Marsh and the Chappells, Golden Boy examines the most tumultuous era of Australian cricket [...]

With the Ashes series fast approaching celebrated cricket writer Roland Perry has released the definitive Ashes history in his new book -  The Ashes: A Celebration -
From Bradman and Grace to Warne and Flintoff.
After 130 years, the Ashes, the world’s longest running international sporting competition is still going strong. Hotly contested between Australia and England, [...]

The life of Jack Fingleton, formidable opener for Australia during the Bodyline series is chronicled in Jack Fingleton: The Man Who Stood Up To Bradman by Aussie sports writer Greg Growden.

Jack Fingleton is one of Australian cricket’s most important and intriguing characters. In John Arlott’s words: He is himself?and a diverse himself it is.’
Fingleton was [...]

Released next Wednesday the 12th of November is Ricky Ponting’s Captains Diary 2008 – the inside account of the last 12 months of cricket from straight from the Australian captain. ′When the Australian team talks about playing aggressively‚ we are committing ourselves to playing hard. There′s nothing given and there′s nothing asked to be given.′ [...]

Adam Gilchrist is set to launch his new book – True Colours: My Life this week and the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting it contains some explosive accusations against the Indians. 
“Former Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist is set to further inflame tensions between the two most powerful cricketing nations by questioning India’s sportsmanship – singling [...]