When Andrew Strauss's team seized the world title in the summer of
2011 they finally recovered what had been lost at the Adelaide Oval
in 1959. This tale of England's preceding triumph and loss is
recounted through the memoirs of many of the star players when
England had last been top of the world. Bent Arms and Dodgy Wickets
tells the story of English cricket's slow recovery from the Second
World War, of its brief time of triumph and of its undignified fall
from grace - a tale of fluctuating fortunes reflected upon by great
names including Hutton, Compton and Trueman, Lindwall and Miller,
McGlew and Weekes. The title refers to the sporting controversies
of the time - suspect bowling actions and poor pitches - as Britain
declined as an imperial power, and English cricket was hampered by
class snobbery, anachronistic fixations and an uncompetitive
domestic game.
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