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Sadly, what comes through most is a chronicle of disappointment, of hopes raised and dashed, with England teams playing themselves into potentially winning positions but failing to press home the advantage.
Take the West Indies tour of 1989-90. The England team, weakened by defectors to South Africa, almost pulled off what Gus rightly described as one of the great upsets of modern Test history, winning the first Test but then being undone by weather, injuries and finally a West Indies side hitting prime form.
The Australian tour of the following winter was a double blow, firstly with the old enemy retaining the ashes 3-0 and secondly for the hip problem that was to take Gus out of Test cricket for two years.
Along the way, he provides a view of some of the key figures in the Test side, including manager Ray Illingworth and the Yorkshireman's row with the fast bowler Devon Malcolm in South Africa, as well as his personal view of the low-level flight by David Gower over the Adelaide Oval during the 1990-91 tour.
It is a genuine warts-and-all viewpoint, even if the stronger language is discreetly portrayed by asterisks. --Arnold Woods
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Angus Fraser has played 32 tests for England, and throughout his career he has kept a diary. This extract is based around ten significant tests. Also describing the key matches, he discusses the camaraderie, the characters, sights, difficulties and joys in the long months away from home.
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