Test Match Special: Tall Tales – The Good The Bad and The Hilarious from the Commentary Box

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Jonathan Agnew Phil Tufnell

Test Match Special

Tall Tales – The Good The Bad and The Hilarious from the Commentary Box

Jonathan Agnew, Phil Tufnell, Michael Vaughan

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BBC Books
07 April 2022

Film, TV & Radio; Cricket

To coincide with their first ever Test Match Special live tour, a sparkling new collection of cricket tales from Aggers, Tuffer, Vaughan, and the TMS Team.

Which bowlers did Vaughan lose sleep over? Who played the best pranks on his fellow team-mates? Which member of the TMS team terrorised his teachers in the annual staff-pupil game? And what really happened the night after the 2005 Ashes...?

Between them, Jonathan Agnew, Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan have probably watched more cricket than anyone alive, and they have many stories to tell, both as players and as commentators for Test Match Special. From their days as schoolboy cricketers, learning the ropes, to the shenanigans of the county circuit, and now their careers as commentators, the trio have seen it all.

Joined by colleagues from TMS such as Isa Guha, Ebony Rainford Brent, Alison Mitchell, Carlos Brathwaite and Aatif Nawaz, Aggers, Tuffers and Vaughan share the highlights, mishaps and moments of brilliance and emotion that they have witnessed and experienced on pitches around the world.

By: Jonathan Agnew, Phil Tufnell, Michael Vaughan
Imprint: BBC Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 555g
ISBN: 9781785947773
ISBN 10: 178594777X
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 07 April 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Agnew (Author) Jonathan Agnew is an English cricket broadcaster and a former professional cricketer. While still a player, Agnew began a career in cricket journalism and commentary. Since his retirement as a player, he has become a leading voice of cricket on radio, as the BBC Radio cricket correspondent and as a commentator on Test Match Special. Phil Tufnell (Author) Phil Tufnell is a former England cricketer and now television presenter. Recognised during his cricketing days as an orthodox spin bowler, Tufnell competed for Middlesex for 16 years until 2003 when he announced his retirement. During his time as a professional cricketer he played in 42 Test Matches and 20 One Day Internationals for England as well as completing in 316 First-Class Matches for Middlesex.