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Pommies: England Cricket Through an Australian Lens
by: William Buckland

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9781906510329
ISBN: 1906510326
Label: Matador
Manufacturer: Matador
Number Of Pages: 335
Publication Date: April 14, 2008
Publisher: Matador
Studio: Matador
Sales Rank: 29047

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Editorial Review:

Review:
Buckland makes some startling points which go a long way towards accounting for England s decline since the Ashes victory of 2005 --Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2008

Opinions on English cricket are varied and often prejudiced. This well-researched book fills an important gap. --Mike Atherton

Synopsis:
Based on extensive research and interviews with leading sports executives, "Pommies" is the first book to investigate the management of professional cricket in England. Three years after the great Ashes victory in 2005, the England team has reverted to type. In 2007, it lost three out of four Test series and got nowhere in the ICC World Cup and Twenty20 tournaments. Since 1987, Australia has thrashed England 34-9 in Tests and won four World Cups to England's none. Today, Australia has five cricket stadiums with more than 30,000 seats to England's none. Their team is accessible to all on Channel Nine, but England fans have to pay GBP400 a year for Sky. Using Australia as the model and inspiration, "Pommies" explains what is wrong with England cricket and presents a radical plan to improve the national team and open up the game for fans.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Essential summer reading for all English sports fans
I'm not a particularly passionate cricket fan, but this insightful and well researched book left me with a new understanding about the game and why our national team will never compete consistently with the Aussies - and several other countries - without massive changes being made to our system.

The author presents some excellent points about the direction in which the game needs to go, how easy it would be for it to change (from the grass roots up) and why nothing may happen. It left me really angry about the stuffy and archaic attitude of the old brigade and about just how much control has been put in the hands of the wrong people for too long.

There are loads of ace statistics and it all makes for a surprisingly ... Read More:

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- Massive disappointment
Oh dear. A book that I'm sure has a clear argument within it struggles to become aparent due to the very limited writing skills of its author. It's little more than a ramble through cricket history leaving a reader that already has a high level knowledge of cricket events since the 1970s thinking "where is this going?".

Some of the points the book makes are frankly ridiculous eg. that the admission of females to the MCC was more significant for cricket than the advent of 20-20 (this is not a joke).

Rating:

- Excellent read
This is a fantastically well research book that shines a bright light on the structural failures of England cricket. Hopefully the authorities will take note before its too late, for the benefit of all true cricket fans.

Rating:

- Spot on
As a club cricketer I am often asked why our national team is so up and down; Buckland explores the reasons why professional cricket is in sad state. I have not been to an England game myself since Sydney 1995 and the reason is cost. Why are we priced out? If you want the answers, read this book. A very well researched book which could answer many of the questions, the average cricket lover asks on a regular basis. Wake up ECB, MCC and Counties, take note, PLEASE, for the silent, excluded majority.

Rating:

- Compelling stuff !
At last, a Pommie who truly calls it for what it is ! Let's hope the MCC ignores every word and we continue our Ashes' dominance.

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