The Comeback Summer: When Smith and Stokes got the magic back

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Geoff Lemon takes onThe Comeback Summerof cricket, in this gripping follow-up to the multi-award-winningSteve Smiths Men.

At the height of the 2019 season,the biggest names in Australian and English cricket facedoff for sporting glory and public forgiveness.It wasalways going to be a summer to remember.Steve Smith, captain of the Australian team, a batsman with a shot at rivalling the greatest of all time. Ben Stokes, star of the English team, an all-rounderwith a knack for moments of genius. Both disgraced in scandals of very different kinds. Both attempting a tough comebacktrailthroughthe most crucial contests in cricket: the World Cupback-to-back with theAshes.

Geoff Lemon was there, in the commentary boxes and on the boundaries, for this season ofunparalleled drama on the field.The Comeback Summeris an insightful, lively and sharp take on the cricketing world,which asks why were so obsessed with the idea of sport as a means of redemption.

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Geoff Lemonhas covered cricket since 2010, touring with the Australian mens and womens teams since 2013 for outlets including the ABC, BBC,Wisden Almanack,TheGuardian,The Cricketer,The Saturday Paperand ESPNcricinfo. He has worked on radio and television in Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, the Caribbean, Ireland and the UAE, and hosts cricket podcastThe Final Word. His writing outside sport appears inBest Australian Stories,The MonthlyandMeanjin. His books include essay collectionThe Sturgeon General Presents, collaborative novelWillow Pattern, and poetry collectionSunblind. His last book,Steve Smith's Men, was named Wisden Book of the Year, MCC & Cricket Society Book of the Year, Cricket Writers' Club Book of the Year, and was shortlisted forThe TelegraphCricket Book of the Year and the Mark & Evette Moran NIB Literary Award.