The ultimate Ashes read for cricket lovers from National Treasure Phil Tufnell. Phil Tufnell played in five Ashes series and has commentated on another ten. With the next tear-up just around the corner, 'Tuffers' has sat down and personally chosen his 50 Ashes 'legends' from the modern era and from both sides of the divide. Tuffers' Ashes Heroes is crammed with cricketers he has played with or against, admired from afar, enjoyed a drink with or just knows well. Everyone from Ian Botham, Freddie Flintoff, Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad to Merv Hughes, Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne and Steve Smith. Each 'hero' gets a properly funny, entertaining and affectionate pen portrait. 'Heroes', 'legends' and 'characters': all knitted together into the perfect cricket lover's book and written with Tufnell's trademark warmth, self-effacing humour and unmatched storytelling. Hot on the heels of the success of the bestselling and award-winning THE TOURIST, Phil Tufnell returns with another hilarious and insightful cricket book.

Perfectly timed for the next Ashes series starting in Australia in November 2025, Phil Tufnell has a large and loyal core fan-base across social media with over 500k followers, including 350k on X/Twitter and 250k on Instagram. Phil is now a sporting National Treasure following a brilliant playing career and a broadcasting career which goes from strength to strength. Competition: What Now;Tuffers' Cricket Tales;Where How Not to Be a Cricketer;No Spin;Book of Fred;Bowl Sleep Repeat;On Fire;The Wood Life;Right Said Fred;Firestarter; On Fire; Broadly Speaking; Finding the Edge. Phil Tufnell; Shane Warne; Andrew Flintoff; Jimmy Anderson; Mark Wood; Ben Stokes; Stuart Broad.