Ashley Mallett played test cricket with Jeff Thomson and is the author of 27 books, including Chappelli Speaks Out (Allen & Unwin, 2005) and One of a Kind: The Doug Walters Story (Allen & Unwin, 2008).
Hewas Australia's leading spin bowler throughout the seventies, and he played 38 Test matches for Australia from 1968 to 1980. He achieved taking 100 Test wickets in his 23rd Test for Australia and is generally regarded as the best off-spinner Australia has produced. Now he is a cricket writer, TV commentator, after dinner speaker and cricket coach to professional spin bowlers the world over.