Jim Maxwell, described as the "voice of cricket on the radio", tells the story of an extraordinary year in cricket from the arrival of the West Indies in Australia in summer 2000/01, through to the titanic battle with India earlier this year, and most currently to the Ashes tour of England.
Jim Maxwell shares his views, insights and personal expressions of:
- Bradman's "absolutely furious" letters, still barred from publication.
- Corruption: "You still can't believe what anyone says."
- Steve Waugh: "A ruthlessness that goes back to Bradman."
- Australia's upcoming cricketers: "They're not hungry enough."
- Cricket on tour: "It has the potential to ruin relationships."
- Off-field antics: "Everyone's human. Things do happen."
- Kerry Packer: "It was as if Vesuvius had erupted."
- His own student days: "Life was pleasant, study was a huge distraction. I failed every subject."
This provocative and entertaining book ranges from India to England, Bob Hawke to Prince Philip, Dennis Lillee to Shane Warne, Alan McGilvray to Harsha Bhogle. Not forgetting the legendary "disembodied" Mr Subramanian.
With humour and insight Maxwell takes you into the dramas behind the scenes and reveals the psychology of the players.
