{"product_id":"9780571296927","title":"Australia 55: A Journal of the MCC Tour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlan Ross (1922-2001) - distinguished poet, travel writer, and editor of \u003ci\u003eLondon\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine - also managed to excel in the role of cricket correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, in which capacity he followed England\/MCC on tours of Australia, South Africa and the West Indies. In the book-length accounts he published of these tours, his lifelong love of the game found glorious expression. \u003ci\u003eAustralia 55\u003c\/i\u003e offers Ross's perspectives on the battle for the Ashes, the visiting side led by Len Hutton, and Ross's own vivid first impressions of the host country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'The massive fluctuations of the series - England, overwhelmed in Brisbane, won in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide to retain the Ashes - engaged [Ross's] interest; his fascination with Len Hutton, a 'lonely figure struck down by as many disasters as any overworked hero in Greek mythology', deepened...'\u003cbr\u003e  Gideon Haigh, \u003ci\u003eCricinfo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103352832240,"sku":"9780571296927","price":20.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571296927_p0.jpg?v=1763719236","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571296927","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}