COMETH THE YUAN. JUST ONE THING STANDS BETWEEN CHINA AND TOTAL WORLD DOMINATION... THE MARYLEBONE - Tecno-Libro

An intricate and colourful story of deception beautifully rendered. As a portrait of the idiosyncrasies of English cricket, Cometh the A¥uan is a Chinese cut above the rest. - The Guardian They said it could never happen. They said such a national treasure would never be allowed to fall into China s insatiable grasping clutches. And anyway, they said, what could China possibly want with the spiritual home of the game of cricket? Retribution, said some. Lord s Cricket Ground owes its eighteenth century origins to fortunes made from getting the Chinese hooked on opium and now it s payback time. Nonsense, said China. We re just extending a helping hand to a western cultural icon in a financial fix. Honest. Smelling a sizeable rat in China s assurances, the fraternity of world cricket starts digging. What it unearths is enough to shake western civilisation to its roots. With England s hosting of the Cricket World Cup just a year away, China s motives for taking an interest in Lord s are not only not honoura