Alastair Cook the worlds greatest cricket player, tells his intimate life story of the man behind the success.
Alastair Nathan Cook was born in Gloucester, December 1984. He is
an English cricketer. He plays for Essex County Cricket Club and
previously for England. Cook is the fifth highest Test scorer of
all time.
He is regarded as England's most successful batsman ever and now he
is an icon and role model in sport.
Outside of cricket, Alastair has written columns in the Telegraph
and Metro, he is a talented saxophone player and donates his time
to raising money for cancer charities and the David Randall
Foundation. He is now married with three children.
Bracingly honest about the brutal nature of professional
cricket
*The Times*
He is England's greatest ever batsman...but behind that choirboy
exterior, Cook is as tough as tugboats, a man who has spent his
life doing one of the hardest, scariest jobs in sports - opening
the batting in Test cricket. This hugely enjoyable book gives you
an idea of quite how challenging it is, and makes you see that
finding a replacement for "The Chef" at the top of England's
batting order won't be any picnic
*Sports Books of the Year Daily Mail*
Hugely enjoyable
*Sport Books of the Year, Daily Mail*
A fascinating and layered book which delves into the psychological
challenges of the game . . . a timely read at the end of an
exhilarating yet flawed summer for English cricket
*Guardian*
The best books to buy sports fans this Christmas
*Daily Telegraph*
It makes for fascinating reading, as the former England captain
recounts what it took to succeed at the top of his game - and
reveals what made him decide to hang up his whites at the
relatively early age of 33
*Radio Times*
Reveals Cook as a teak-tough, mentally powerful competitor . . .
Brutally honest insight into professional sport at the highest
level
*Press Association*
Cricket legend Alastair Cook's remarkably candid autobiography
reveals the pressures of playing the sport at the highest level for
more than a decade
*Choice*
He details the complexity of the process, from technique to mental
agonies, to draining team politics . . . there are also lots of
endearing behind-the-scenes details
*Strong Words*
Sir Alastair reveals his more ruthless and passionate sides in a
book more probing than most sport biogs
*Daily Mirror*
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