description: 'His day-to-day reporting, laced with historical allusions and comparisons, is a tour de force'Ian Wooldridge, Daily Mail'The star writer of the moment and the latest in a blue-blooded lineage, reaching back to Neville Cardus through C.L.R. James and Matthew Engel, whose allusions soar beyond the boundaries of normal cricket journalism into music, politics and literature'Christopher Douglas,Wisden Cricketer'If Flintoff is the cricketer that England waited two decades for, Gideon Haigh may be the writer for a game that inspires literature' Observer 'Haigh writes as originally as anyone on the game'Private EyeGideon Haigh wrote the definitive book about the 2005 Ashes series and England's epic defeat of Australia. Now he covers the return match …For the Australians it should be the last Ashes Tests for the great Shane Warne and Glen McGrath; for England a lot rests on Andrew Flintoff, probable captain in the enforced absence of Michael Vaughan as well as its inspirational allrounder. Will Kevin Pietersen turn matches with his blazing hitting? Will Monty Panesar be confirmed as England's first real spin-bowler since Phil Tufnell? Whatever the outcome, it will be a historic series, and another memorable piece of sports history from 'one of the great modern cricket writers'.
language: English
title: Downed Under: The Ashes in Australia 2006-2007
titlecomplete: Downed Under: The Ashes in Australia 2006-2007
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Aurum Press Ltd