Pommies: England Cricket Through an Australian Lens
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (582 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906510326 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 335 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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In 2007, it lost three out of four Test series and got nowhere in the ICC World Cup and Twenty20 tournaments. Three years after the great Ashes victory in 2005, the England team has reverted to type. Their team is accessible to all on Channel Nine, but England fans have to pay GBP400 a year for Sky. Today, Australia has five cricket stadiums with more than 30,000 seats to England's none. 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.. Since 1987, Australia has thrashed England 34-9 in Tests and won four World Cups to England's none. Based on extensive research and interviews with leading sports executives, "Pommies" is the first book to investigate the management of professional cricket in England
Since leaving in 2001 he has worked as a strategic adviser both for the UK government and in the private sector. He spent eight years as an executive at international news agency Reuters. . Pommies is his second book. William Buckland is an investigative management consultant and writer
Strongly recommended." - Paul Burnham, Barmy Army Co-Founder"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"Fascinating. "This well-written book explains why so many of our players are injured and why getting to see England in action is so much - harder than it could be. Asks the right questions about the way cricket is run and answers them too. This well-researched book fills an important gap." - Mike Atherton . - A revelation." - Bob Willis"Opinions on English cricket are varied and often prejudiced
interesting critique of english cricket David W. Straight If you take a look at the photo on the cover, you'll see the MCC members at their pavillion at Lord's. You'll note that the MCC crowd is all male, and all white. The MCC has played a major role in the management of English cricket since the 19th century. Pommies is largely about the failures of English cricket in contrast to the much more successful Australian game. Buckland is an Englishman, and has been frustrated by the English lack of success in international cricket, particularly in Test matches.For the cricket-ignorant, English cricket is run lar