Dimensions
156 x 233 x 22mm
No one feels the heat of an Ashes battle more than the captains of Australia and England. The weight of national expectation, and more than 120 years of history, is on their shoulders from the moment they walk out to toss a coin and start a Test match that is like no other.
The Captains' Tales offers a unique series of interviews into the minds of a generation of captains from these two great nations, who share with the reader what it feels like to call the shots in Test cricket's greatest cauldron. From Mike Brearley's cajoling of Ian Botham during the famous victory over Kim Hughes in 1981, to Allan Border's determination to transform Australia into a winning machine, Taylor and Waugh carrying the baton onto greater heights, and Michael Vaughan's triumphant victory in 2005, with Ricky Ponting's subsequent revenge mission of 2006-07. Each Ashes captain from the last quarter-century reveals what made him tick, the preparation each series required, the vision of where he wanted to take his team and how he handled key characters within the dressing-room.
The pressure and excitement of each pivotal session and match is relived and brought to life by the captains' themselves.
The author, former Kent captain and Australia grade cricketer, David Fulton, delves behind the scenes for clues about how these sporting generals constructed their battle plans and uses his own experience to determine their strengths and weaknesses as leaders of men. The Captains' Tales will strike a chord not just with cricket lovers but with sporting captains of all abilities and readers who seek a greater insight into the broader issues of management and leadership.
