The Ashes is known for its history and a play that epitomises such values in the one that has just finished at the Nottingham Playhouse, ‘The Ashes’.

The play depicts the story of the infamous ‘bodyline’ tour of Australia in 1933, as see through the eyes of Nottinghamshire’s Harold Larwood.

Director Giles Croft spoke to Brian Fairchild about bringing cricket to the stage, after the `From Page to Stage’ workshop on Friday.

“The play uses several local actors, but the inclusion of Australian actor Timothy Knightly, who plays Jack Singleton, brings a sense of authenticity to the play,” he said.

He added: “Larwood was a hero at different times in both England and Australia. He was a man of strong principles, who never apologised for the way he played cricket, and he paid the price by never playing for England again.”

“Both he and Douglas Jardine (the England captain) were ahead of their time, employing tactics that are part of today’s game.”

Giles’ ultimate ambition would be to showcase the play outside of Nottingham and with the play being successful there is no reason why this dream could not come true.