The Ashes is one of the oldest and most revered contests in the history of sport. But it is also a contest that contains profound nonsense.

The ridiculousness of cricket comes in many shapes and forms, and this book celebrates them all – the ridiculously good and the ridiculously terrible, as well as the plain old ridiculously ridiculous.

From Steve Waugh’s one-legged hundred to Stuart Broad picking a fight with a boundary robot, this celebration of the funniest, weirdest and most absurd moments from Ashes cricket is a richly amusing, new exploration of this timeless rivalry.