Cricket: Painful Tale of the Trouble and Strife Behind a Career in Test Cricket ; Book Review Rising From the Ashes: He Autobiography by Graham Thorpe Collins Willow Pounds 18.99

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In a perfect world, this book would have been published as Thorpe and his England team-mates were basking in the glory of regaining the Ashes for the first time in 16 years; as he announced his retirement at the end of a momentous series, with 105 caps to his name.

But, as Thorpe himself says in Rising from the Ashes, not many sportsmen get to take their leave on their own terms in fairytale style. And, unfortunately, the 36year-old never got one last crack at the old enemy, losing his place to Kevin Pietersen before the start of the series.

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Cricket: Painful Tale of the Trouble and Strife Behind a Career in Test Cricket ; Book Review Rising From the Ashes: He Autobiography by Graham Thorpe Collins Willow Pounds 18.99

In all the hullabaloo that followed England's 2-1 series win over Australia (which was secured, ironically enough, by a big hundred ...

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