Gideon Haigh
Hardcover | Pages: 192 pages Rating: 4.36 | 67 Users | 5 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 184513138X (ISBN13: 9781845131388) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Wisden Book of the Year (2006) |
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A classic day-by-day recounting of an even more classic test series. The thing to note is that the book is a mere collection of pieces written with a deadline in mind through the series. Despite such pressures, the writing output is immortal with a balanced mix of humour, societal analysis , cultural references and cricketing technique. The vocabulary might well be intimidating for a South Asian like me but the author's turn of phrase is so delectable -just like Shane Warne's spells that enthralled the crowds in the summer of 2005.Identify Of Books Ashes 2005: The Greatest Test Series
| Title | : | Ashes 2005: The Greatest Test Series |
| Author | : | Gideon Haigh |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | October 4th 2005 by Aurum Press (first published April 1st 2005) |
| Categories | : | Sports. Nonfiction. History |
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Ratings: 4.36 From 67 Users | 5 ReviewsNotice Of Books Ashes 2005: The Greatest Test Series
Gideon Clifford Jeffrey Davidson Haigh (born 29 December 1965) is an English-born Australian journalist, who writes about sport (especially cricket) and business. He was born in London, raised in Geelong, and now lives in Melbourne.Haigh began his career as a journalist, writing on business for The Age newspaper from 1984 to 1992 and for The Australian from 1993 to 1995. He has since contributedGideon Haigh is widely recognized as the best, and most objective, cricket writer around. I only just found out he has one Australian and one English parent, and dual passports, so that helps. This book was written day-by-day, without hindsight, so gives a real flavour of the fantastic tension throughout the 2005 Ashes. My wife and I were at each of the five pulsating days of the fifth test at the Oval, so I was delighted to re-live those wonderful days when the Ashes came home after 16 years!A good accurate read. Well done Gordon Haigh. It really felt like you were back in 2005 battling for the Ashes. If you're a cricket nut and you're maybe 60 or over, you should enjoy this one.
Gideon Haigh is widely recognized as the best, and most objective, cricket writer around. I only just found out he has one Australian and one English parent, and dual passports, so that helps. This book was written day-by-day, without hindsight, so gives a real flavour of the fantastic tension throughout the 2005 Ashes. My wife and I were at each of the five pulsating days of the fifth test at the Oval, so I was delighted to re-live those wonderful days when the Ashes came home after 16 years!
Such a frustrating read. This book captures all the excitement of the 2005 Ashes series and is written with some humor and style but, certainly in the edition I read, was so littered with grammatical errors that it ruined the reading experience for me. It made me question the star rating system (again). Do I give the author five stars for an engaging book or the publishing house one star for a very crappy job? The answer is an unsatisfactory-to-all three stars.
This book is excellent. At various stages its made me laugh out loud and bought a lump to my throat. A brilliant account of an unforgettable test series.
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