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Howzat! Kerry Packer's War (2012)
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Add to a movie listHowzat! Kerry Packer's War is an Australian drama-miniseries set in the 1970s that premiered on the Nine Network on Sunday 19 August 2012.
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Synopsis
The Ashes is the pinnacle of world cricket with two old enemies, Australia and England, going head to head. This series is the story of World Series Cricket and its creator, Australian media mogul Kerry Packer, who signed up the world's greatest players and set up a parallel cricket competition.Actors
Lachy Hulme
(media mogul Kerry Packer)
Matthew Le Nevez
(Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee.)
Brendan Cowell
(Australian wicket-keeper Rod Marsh.)
Abe Forsythe
(comedian John Cornell (known also as 'strop').)
Cariba Heine
(actress (and wife of John Cornell) Delvene Delaney.)
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