{"product_id":"9781784080792","title":"Gentlemen and Sledgers: A History of the ashes in 100 Quotations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the celebrated mock obituary following England's first-ever defeat by Australia on home soil in 1882, to the on-pitch insults (or 'sledges') of today, Ashes cricket has spawned nearly as many memorable quotes as it has balls bowled and runs scored. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGentlemen and Sledgers\u003c\/i\u003e charts the ebb and flow of Anglo-Australian cricketing fortunes across 131 years and 314 matches by telling the stories behind 100 memorable Ashes quotations. From fast bowler Jeff Thomson's classic 'I enjoy hitting a batsman more than getting him out. I like to see blood on the pitch' in 1975, to Michael Clark's notorious advice to Jimmy Anderson to 'get ready for a f****** broken arm' in 2013, the quotations embrace quips, insults, examples of the dark art of sledging – and even the occasional considered cricketing judgement. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvoking memorable moments and matches as well as highs and lows in the careers of Australia and England's greatest players, \u003ci\u003eGentlemen and Sledgers\u003c\/i\u003e is an informal, freewheeling, discursive and entertainingly opinionated history of the Ashes. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163998601456,"sku":"9781784080792","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781784080792_p0.jpg?v=1763726012","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781784080792","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}