{"product_id":"victory-in-australia","title":"Victory in Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSPORTS BOOK AWARDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCRICKET SOCIETY - MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Meticulously researched and (for any cricket fan) unputdownable... splendidly atmospheric'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A wonderful book... an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eexcellent re-telling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - MIKE ATHERTON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A masterpiece that sets the bar for blending cricket and social history' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- NICK HOULT, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF AN EPIC ASHES BATTLE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ashes series of 1954-55 marked a watershed moment in the history of English cricket. Under the leadership of Len Hutton, the national team's first professional captain, one of the greatest group of players ever to represent England won an Ashes series in Australia for the first time in more than 20 years. It is a feat that has been repeated only four times in more than 70 years since.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Hutton's men had to overcome the additional obstacle of losing heavily in the first Test - only one England team has managed to win an overseas Ashes series after such a monumental setback.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe names of the cricketers who locked horns in 1954-55 resonate down the decades - Hutton's team included Denis Compton, Frank Tyson, Brian Statham, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Peter May and Colin Cowdrey. Among their Australian opponents were Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller, Neil Harvey and Richie Benaud. In the 1950s, these players were not just elite sportsmen, they were household names.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Ashes series for the ages is brought thrillingly to life in this momentous slice of sporting and social history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e AND \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e SPORTS BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Whitehead","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67892389412924,"sku":"9781399415064","price":3495.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/97813994150641.jpg?v=1793598439","url":"https:\/\/libertybooks.com\/products\/victory-in-australia","provider":"Liberty Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}