{"product_id":"9781780879963","title":"Stiff Upper Lips \u0026 Baggy Green Caps: A Sledger's History of the Ashes","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeppered with bouncers, expletives, and even the odd diplomatic incident, this is a rip-roaring journey through over a century of Ashes history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a list of every Ashes century and five-wicket haul, try Wisden, but if you want to know which England batsman was a martyr to syphilis and which Australian fast bowler reckoned the Queen had 'nice legs for an old Sheila', then read on... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStiff Upper Lips and Baggy Green Caps exposes the seamy side of Ashes cricket. It gives the inside story behind controversies from the Bodyline series of 1932-33 and the Lillee and Thomson blitzkrieg of 1974-75, right up to the unseemly modern spats that ensure that this biannual frenzy of backbiting, finger-pointing and dubious facial hair remains one of the great events of the sporting calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131471118576,"sku":"9781780879963","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780879963_p0.jpg?v=1763713969","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780879963","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}