COMPETITION: Win 3 fantastic cricket books for 2016

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Do you want to win, not one, not two, but three books about cricket? Then you have come to the right place. We have the following to give away.

Kevin Pietersen on Cricket: The toughest opponents, the greatest battles, the game we love

In 2014, Kevin Pietersen's autobiography was one of the most talked about sporting media stories of the year, largely due to the shockwaves it sent through the cricketing establishment. Now, Kevin turns his focus to events on the pitch, offering his views on what it takes to be a successful cricketer in the modern age.

This summer's Ashes series has demonstrated just how demanding and unpredictable the game has become, and Kevin is ideally - perhaps uniquely - placed to comment on those developments. In KEVIN PIETERSEN ON CRICKET we'll see exactly how today's player approaches batting, bowling, bowling, captaincy, preparation, and many other aspects of the game itself, through the prism of the author's own experience. We'll see what it's like to face a bowler like Mitchell Johnson at his menacing best, learn how cricketers cope with the challenges presented by foreign climates and conditions, and gain a fresh understanding of how players manage the psychological side of the game.

The Strangers Who Came Home

The Ashes cricket series, played out between England and Australia, is the oldest - and undoubtedly the most keenly-contested - rivalry in international sport. And yet the majority of the first representative Australian cricket team to tour England in 1878 in fact regarded themselves as Englishmen.

Review

Lazenby's strength is to master an enormous amount of detail with great economy, thereby giving precious life to his text. A fascinating narrative...this is sports history at its best. Australian Book Review This is an excellent, bustling account The Independent John Lazenby takes us on a fascinating journey. His research and eye for detail is evidenced by a comprehensive bibliography, while an accomplished narrative style makes this a joy to read. Western Morning News

Can I Carry Your Bags?: The Life of a Sports Hack Abroad

In nearly 25 years as a sports journalist for the Independent, Daily Telegraph, and Sunday Times, Martin Johnson has covered events all over the world, including cricket and tennis in Australia, golf in America, Formula One in Kuala Lumpur, boxing in Cairo, petanque in Gran Canaria, beach volleyball in Brazil, Olympics in Sydney, football in China, and rugby in South Africa.

Sounds like a nice job? You must be joking. Get the true story from sports journalism's equivalent of Victor Meldrew. Ever tried to get a phone call out of Nagpur? Make contact with the office from Norfolk Island? Trudged several miles up a Japanese mountain to watch Britain's No 1 woman skier plough straight through the first gate? Attempted to write a semi-coherent report after a night out with Ian Botham? Nearly frozen to death at a cricket match in New Zealand? Been hi-jacked in Moscow by a drunken Russian?

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To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the following question:

Who are England currently playing in a test series?

1 Australia

2 South Africa

3 Pakistan

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The first correct answer drawn at random after the deadline will win the books which will be posted.

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