Intimidation. Cunning. Contempt. The greatest pace bowlers have a vast arsenal at their disposal.
Australian quicks have perfected the art of re-arranging batsmen's ribcages and life-priorities. Death stares and old-fashion lip are used in combination with explosive pace, tactical guile and the ability to make a cricket ball do unprecedentedly vicious things.
The Quicks profiles the most successful, frighteningly-fast and charismatic Australian bowlers to ever terrorise the Poms… and every other cricketing nation.
Author Robert Drane tells the stories of the men who have captivated the Australian sporting public, from Lillee and Thomson, to McGrath, Johnson and the modern menace of Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood.
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- English
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0Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1: Fred Spofforth: the og
- 2: Keith Miller: the natural
- 3: Ray Lindwall: the first superstar
- 4: Alan Davidson: benaud’s banks
- 5: Graham McKenzie: a solitary beacon
- 6: Dennis Lillee: the gilded Lillee
- 7: Jeff Thomson: ace of pace
- 8: Max Walker: the Max factor
- 9: Rodney Hogg: lone loony
- 10: Craig McDermott: the kid was all right
- 11: Merv Hughes: a lot of merv
- 12: Glenn McGrath: never the fastest, just the best
- 13: Jason Gillespie: dizzy spells
- 14: Brett Lee: pride of pace
- 15: Ryan Harris: the exception
- 16: Mitchell Johnson: thunder on the horizon
- 17: Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins: fearsome synergy
- 18: Honourable mentions
- Bibliography
- About the author