Australian Summer

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Cardus' account of the 1936-37 Ashes tour gives rein to his desire to write about more than just the cricket

Gubby Under Pressure: Letters From Australia, New Zealand and Hollywood

Letters from an autocrat

An expertly compiled collection of Allen's letters home from the Ashes tour of 1936-37 does nothing to enhance his reputation

Fifth Test Match

England v Australia 1936-37

The weather was glorious for the first two days but was less settled on the third, and a thunderstorm during the early hours of the forth day denied England the chance of making a closer match of it, though by then their position was precarious to