500-1:The Miracle of Headingley '81

Headingley 1981 hosted one of the most dramatic comebacks in Test cricket, when England beat Australia by 18 runs. The bookies quoted odds of 500-1 against an England win. Two of the Australian team took those odds. This newly updated book recreates the match in rich detail with those who were there, placing events in their full context.

500-1 recreates the match with the aid of those who were there - players, officials, groundstaff, spectators and media - while placing events in their full context, tracing a timeless tale in rich, vivid and unprecedented detail. As the thirtieth anniversary approaches, 500-1: The Miracle of Headingley has been fully updated to reflect the impact that Test had on the game and those who watched it, at a time of struggle in both the game and society as a whole.