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Ashes Victory: The Official Story of the Greatest Ever Test Series in the Team's Own Words (Hardcover)

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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Orion (29 Sep 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752875175
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752875170
  • Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 17.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 218,824 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Christopher Douglas, The Wisden Cricketer Magazine, December 2005

A seamless narrative that captures the intensity of the series and roars along.


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"[Most post-Ashes books are] pretty humdrum... one book does stand out. The skill is in the retelling of the action through so many different voices." (THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY, 16 October )

"The pick of the post-Ashes cricket books from those who took part in the series is Ashes Victory. The book lets the action do the talking in the form of a highly readable narrative." (YORKSHIRE POST, 21 October )

"A seamless narrative that captures the intensity of the series and roars along... Hayter's gift for mimickry makes him a sports-writing version of Rory Bremner... anyone who can do character dialogue as well as he can should be writing plays." (WISDEN CRICKETER, Dec 05 )

"A handsome, well-written account... articulate and revealing. The linking prose is literate to a degree remarkable in a book about sport. This book is a document to be preserved about an often agonising drama." (SPECTATOR, 12 Nov )

"Among the best (of the Ashes books) was Ashes Victory" (THE SCOTSMAN, 17 December )
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5.0 out of 5 stars Insight Into The Players Minds, 21 Oct 2005
By father2 "father2" (England Europe) - See all my reviews
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I have just finished reading this book and it has proved to be a very enjoyable read. If you want to know the torment the players went through during the drawn game at Old Trafford or the agony of that superb win at Trent Bridge then this book is for you. I found it fascinating to understand the thinking behind many things that went on during the Ashes series though I'm sure that there are equally many things that remain unsaid. Two things that particularly stand out for me are firstly the England players/management reaction to Australian Captain Ponting's outburst at Trent Bridge when he was run out and secondly the reaction of the England players again to Ponting's decision to bat when he won the toss at Edgbaston. Some of the views expressed in this book are frank and honest but one gets the sense from this book that the team spirit so evident on the field among the England players is genuine and deeply rooted. This book has lots of beautiful images but the biggest impression this book will leave you with is the sheer joy the players felt to win the Ashes and in the process generate huge interest among the people in England and around the world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Insiders Look, 14 April 2006
By P. R. Britten "esiotort" (Southwold) - See all my reviews
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Coming from a live long cricket fan, this book really gives you the inside track on what every player in the 2005 Ashes winning side thought of just about every single event that occured during the unforgettable series. From Englands capitualtion at Lords, to rge magical 2 run victory at Edgbaston inspired by Andrew Flintoff, but eventually won Steve Harmison, up to the ridiculous outburst by Australian captain after his run out at Trent Bridge (perfectly described by Matthew Hoggard: '...we all thought, what's his problem?'). Even the manic celebrations the day after the Ashes were won at The Oval are covered here, telling of how at 4.30 am Marcus Trescothick was in the hotel lobby eating a cheese and ham toastie, and Flintoff and Harmison were the only two players still going strong at the bar. The book is interspersed with pages of full colour photos, showing the reader the turning moments of the series.
Wonderfully written, well worth it.
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