A good autobiography of someone not very interesting..., 2008-05-30Okay, so the title of my review sounds critical but having read other Simon Hughes books I was expecting something a bit better really... something that really digs down into the Ashes and the battles ensued (and generally given up by England over the last 20 years).
Instead, the book is something quite different - it tells of Simon Hughes the cricket who became Simon Hughes the journalist who became Simon Hughes the analyst, as well as Simon Hughes the father etc etc... Including the word Ashes in the title is a little misleading as it only applies to a home series once every 4 years.
However, getting over the fact it wasn't the book I wanted to read I did actually find it quite an interesting read. In it, Hughes tells a lot about the history of televised cricket, how it developed when Channel 4 hosted it (notably his contribution), and some of the wit and nuances of each of the commentators (this was the best part!). I did find some of his apparent criticisms of others a little unncessary (notably Dermot Reeve) and he always seems to paint Ian Botham very negatively.
All in all, if you like the style of Simon Hughes's writing this is one to read, but if you are new to his writing I think others he has written have been better
Reviewed By A9NPQRFRHZVQ7Instead, the book is something quite different - it tells of Simon Hughes the cricket who became Simon Hughes the journalist who became Simon Hughes the analyst, as well as Simon Hughes the father etc etc... Including the word Ashes in the title is a little misleading as it only applies to a home series once every 4 years.
However, getting over the fact it wasn't the book I wanted to read I did actually find it quite an interesting read. In it, Hughes tells a lot about the history of televised cricket, how it developed when Channel 4 hosted it (notably his contribution), and some of the wit and nuances of each of the commentators (this was the best part!). I did find some of his apparent criticisms of others a little unncessary (notably Dermot Reeve) and he always seems to paint Ian Botham very negatively.
All in all, if you like the style of Simon Hughes's writing this is one to read, but if you are new to his writing I think others he has written have been better
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