Sex & Drugs & Rebel Tours: The England Cricket Team in the 1980s

by David Tossell

Throughout the 1980s, England lurched between the highs of Ashes victories and the lows of on-field humiliation and a series of controversies involving tabloid scandals, South African rebel tours, and Pakistani umpires. The Ashes were won dramatically in 1981, regained by David Gower's team in 1985 and retained by Mike Gatting in 1986-1987. There was even a World Cup Final appearance in India. Yet twice the West Indies inflicted 5-0 series defeats...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785310119
• ISBN13: 9781785310119
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.