Cycling to the Ashes
A Cricketing Odyssey From London to Brisbane
Formats & editions
- Published: 4 July 2013
- ISBN: 9781448114382
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 384
Oli Broom loves cricket so much he cycled from Lord's to Sydney to watch the Ashes. His book is rather marvellous
Stephen Fry
Much more than a world cycle tour ... brilliant
All Out Cricket
An epic adventure
Bear Grylls
I think it's pathetic he isn't cycling home again
Ian Botham
Completely potty
Aggers
A moving, well-paced and thrilling story of the most noble of all gap years
Daniel Norcross, The Cricketer
I didn't like it; I loved it ... a cracking read
Tim Brooke-Taylor
If you love cricket, cycling, adventure, travel and sobbing - read this book!
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey actor and chairman of Hampstead Cricket Club
Oli's enthusiasm made even me consider getting back on a bike again
Mike Brearley
A funny and poignant tale for anyone who’s ever dreamt of jacking in the day job for an adventure
Western Morning News
The book is a very readable and often funny account of an unusual adventure on a bike
Cycling World