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... goes down as nicely as one of the endless fruit cakes that listeners make for the Radio 4 commentators -- South Wales Argus
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BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew presents an Ashes special - a collection of anecdotes and reflections featuring players from England and Australia. The Ashes remains one of cricket's most celebrated rivalries. This fiercely contested test series has a history of duels and battles that live long in the memory. Among those stars from England and Australia recalling their favourite stories and dramatic moments from the crease are Ian Botham, Merv Hughes, Darren Gough, Mike Gatting, Graham Gooch, Alec Stewart, Derek Pringle, Gladstone Small, Jack Russell, John Emburey, Angus Fraser and Derek Underwood. Hilarious, embarrassing and memorable, this is a special recording which captures the passion and pride of this legendary series. It features many new interviews specially recorded for this edition, introduced and linked by Jonathan 'Aggers' Agnew. '...goes down as nicely as one of the endless fruit cakes that listeners make for the Radio 4 commentators' - "South Wales Argus".
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I found this exceptionally dull, as said before it is almost a collection soundbites that don't stick in your memory until even the end of the CD. If you are a die hard cricket fan then you may enjoy this, but i would advise spending your money elsewhere.
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Cricket is a word synonymous in many parts of the world with Englishness, and Ashes Test cricket against Australia is probably the oldest international competition in any sport. Today, when 20/20 cricket is likely to change the way the game is played even more than the limited-overs game did, Tales from the Dressing Room is a welcome reminder of a bygone age from legendary players of that era.
The elegant, unflappable Tom Graveney spans a great era of Ashes cricket in the 1950s playing with the likes of Hutton, Barrington, Trueman, Laker, et al. Max Walker the Australian bowler remembers Colin Cowdrey, similar in style and temperament to Tom Graveney, being called into the Test team in Australia as a replacement at the age of 43, to face Lillee and Thompson at their most ferocious, and Tony Grieg recounts a similar story about David Steele. Both Mike Gatting and Shane Warne tell the two sides of the legendary Ball of the Century at Lords - Warne's first ball in Test cricket in England which astonished the cricketing world and must have given Gatting nightmares for years to come. Alec Stewart admits to being Warne's "rabbit" - out to Warne 13 times in 30 tests.
Of course the famous 1981 Headingly Test is remembered - mostly by English players. Merv Hughes, for English spectators the bête noire of the Australian team, is spoken of with great affection by the players.
The joy of the game - when the fun and enjoyment were almost as important as winning, and perhaps more important than the money, sponsorship and business - comes through in this piece of cricketing history, with its insights into Ashes cricket from those most closely involved. Successes and failures are remembered equally with humour and candour. Despite one or two tracks seeming to have some kind of interference, Tales from the Dressing Room is an essential part of any cricket-lover's collection.
The elegant, unflappable Tom Graveney spans a great era of Ashes cricket in the 1950s playing with the likes of Hutton, Barrington, Trueman, Laker, et al. Max Walker the Australian bowler remembers Colin Cowdrey, similar in style and temperament to Tom Graveney, being called into the Test team in Australia as a replacement at the age of 43, to face Lillee and Thompson at their most ferocious, and Tony Grieg recounts a similar story about David Steele. Both Mike Gatting and Shane Warne tell the two sides of the legendary Ball of the Century at Lords - Warne's first ball in Test cricket in England which astonished the cricketing world and must have given Gatting nightmares for years to come. Alec Stewart admits to being Warne's "rabbit" - out to Warne 13 times in 30 tests.
Of course the famous 1981 Headingly Test is remembered - mostly by English players. Merv Hughes, for English spectators the bête noire of the Australian team, is spoken of with great affection by the players.
The joy of the game - when the fun and enjoyment were almost as important as winning, and perhaps more important than the money, sponsorship and business - comes through in this piece of cricketing history, with its insights into Ashes cricket from those most closely involved. Successes and failures are remembered equally with humour and candour. Despite one or two tracks seeming to have some kind of interference, Tales from the Dressing Room is an essential part of any cricket-lover's collection.
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Culled from the extensive BBC catalogue. This is a collection of the recollections of those involved in some of the lighter sides of the longest running cricket rivalry of all time. Even if you're not a cricket fan its illuminating to go behind the scenes of the great rivalry and discover the respect they all had for each other. Some of the older stories, such as the infamous Bodyline Series, are sadly missed out. And I'm sure its only contracts etc which rob us of David "Bumble" Lloyds input. After recent events now just slightly out of date its essential listening for any cricket fan, and a great introduction for novices. Oh and it makes great driving listening.
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OK, but could be better
I have listened to this CD a couple of times now, and must say it is OK with some funny stories, but must say it could have been better. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2010 by L. W. Newton
Interesting listening for a cricket fan
This cd was acquired in the hope of keeping my cricket mad brother quiet on a recent car journey and it did the job well. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2009 by S. J. Mitchell
It's just a bunch of people standing in a field isn't it?
It's just a bunch of people standing in a field isn't it? Well isn't? Sometimes a hard ball is thrown about and now and then their's some wooden knocking. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2009 by Stuart Burns
An entertaining listen, marred by a poorly timed release date
Whilst I could not help generally enjoying this entertaining collection of anecdotes, I could not help but think that the BBC team have shot themselves in the foot - given that the... Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2009 by John Mounsey
Stocking Filler for a Cricket Fan
My husband was asked to review this for me! He loves cricket, loves cricketing stories so I thought it would be a good product test. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2009 by C. Clark
More steady defence than batting heroics
The collection of "tales" on this collection are largely drawn from newspaper and magazine interviews from the last thirty years or so. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2009 by Graeme Wright
Smashing!
Just in time for the (rather lacklustre) Ashes win comes this from the BBC, absolutely fantastic, with every cricket lover's favourite twitterer Jonathan Agnew as the... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2009 by The Penguin
OK to listen to once
I recently started getting into cricket so I didn't really know what to expect, this is also the first audiobook type item I have, so in this respect I found it quite hard to... Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2009 by Smatch
Enjoyable but all too brief
As a cricket fan of many years, stretching back to the eighties, I was really looking forward to listening to this CD, with a number of greats from both England and Australia,... Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2009 by Mr. D. A. Cure
Relive some Of the Greatest Ashes Moments.
For many, listening to cricket on the radio is a thing of the past. With multimilion television deals with the various competitors watching a full Ashes series is now a reality,... Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2009 by Astore Stargazer
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