Warwick Todd: Up in the Blockhole

When Australian cricket legend Warwick Todd retired from the game in 1996, many felt that would be the end. After playing 143 Tests, making over 9000 first class runs and notching up almost $1.3 million in match fines, it was time to draw stumps. But then came the news of a recall. "To be honest, when I was asked to rejoin the Aussie squad I had conflicting emotions. Naturally, there was pride at the thought of once again pulling on the baggy green cap. Followed by frustration - why the hell had I agreed to sell it on eBay?" Here, Toddy looks back at an extraordinary career. "How do you sum up a 20-year career in just a few hundred pages? The answer is, you can't, and it's ridiculous to try except for the fact you've signed a publishing deal and already spent most of the advance, so here goes..." Honest yet forthright, reflective but passionate, Warwick Up in the Block Hole is a lot like Warwick himself; honest, earthy, revealing and bound together with staples.