Almanac Books – ‘Playing to Win: Australia and the 1972 Ashes’ by Barry Nicholls – an extract.

November 20, 2025 by 2 Comments

With the Ashes series commencing tomorrow we set the mood for First Test with an extract from Barry Nicholls’ recent book, ‘Playing to Win: Australia and the 1972 Ashes’.

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Almanac Book Review: ‘Playing to Win: Australia and the 1972 Ashes’ reviewed by Ken Piesse

October 24, 2025 by 3 Comments

Barry Nicholls new cricket book ‘Playing to Win: Australia and the 1972 Ashes’ is reviewed by sports journalist and author Ken Piesse.

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