Born in London's East End, Brendan Cooper has published widely in the fields of literature and sport. He is the author of Deep Pockets: Snooker and the Meaning of Life ('Convincing, entertaining, and philosophical', Observer) and Echoing Greens: How Cricket Shaped the English Imagination ('A glowing history of the romantic aspects of English cricket', Daily Telegraph).

The ball of the century needed a monument. Now it has one. There never was a cricketer like Shane Warne, and there will never be another like him. All who saw this unique bowler in his pomp felt blessed, and this book helps to tell us why.

Born in London's East End, Brendan Cooper has published widely in the fields of literature and sport. He is the author of Deep Pockets: Snooker and the Meaning of Life ('Convincing, entertaining, and philosophical', Observer) and Echoing Greens: How Cricket Shaped the English Imagination ('A glowing history of the romantic aspects of English cricket', Daily Telegraph).

The ball of the century needed a monument. Now it has one. There never was a cricketer like Shane Warne, and there will never be another like him. All who saw this unique bowler in his pomp felt blessed, and this book helps to tell us why.

Born in London's East End, Brendan Cooper has published widely in the fields of literature and sport. He is the author of Deep Pockets: Snooker and the Meaning of Life ('Convincing, entertaining, and philosophical', Observer) and Echoing Greens: How Cricket Shaped the English Imagination ('A glowing history of the romantic aspects of English cricket', Daily Telegraph).

The ball of the century needed a monument. Now it has one. There never was a cricketer like Shane Warne, and there will never be another like him. All who saw this unique bowler in his pomp felt blessed, and this book helps to tell us why.