- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press (5 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 022407511X
- ISBN-13: 978-0224075114
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.4 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,023,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Paul O'Doherty, Irish times, 25 October 2006
'peculiarly English.. going to Australia to take on the locals at
sports.. Beard does this with dry humour and aplomb'
sports.. Beard does this with dry humour and aplomb'
Independent Sports Books.
Rev by Chris Maume.
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Now that England's cricket team have not only won the Ashes but also retained them by crushing the Aussies on their own soil, things aren't quite so rosy for Australian sport. When this book was published though they were firmly in the ascendancy. In an effort to find out why Englishman Richard Beard decides to take on Australians at various sports. He also hopes that in beating them it would help redress the balance, because at that time English sporting victories over the Australians were extremely rare.
I had expected this book to be a light-hearted read but instead it turns out to be a more serious investigation into why the Aussie's excel at sport, with humour being in short supply.
Whilst Beard makes his point and makes it well, it becomes a little laboured at times and I did not find this book a particularly enjoyable read. His conclusions are reasonable, but surely the simple reason why Australians tend to win more Olympic medals than the Brits is because their climate is much more suitable for taking part in sport.
I had expected this book to be a light-hearted read but instead it turns out to be a more serious investigation into why the Aussie's excel at sport, with humour being in short supply.
Whilst Beard makes his point and makes it well, it becomes a little laboured at times and I did not find this book a particularly enjoyable read. His conclusions are reasonable, but surely the simple reason why Australians tend to win more Olympic medals than the Brits is because their climate is much more suitable for taking part in sport.
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