Ashes Regained: The Coach's Story - Brossura

Fletcher

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1416552626 ISBN 13: 9781416552628

Casa editrice: Pocket Books, 2006

Riassunto

The 2005 Ashes series was the most eagerly anticipated for decades. Not since 1989 had the famous urn left the hands of the all-conquering Australians, and with England in the ascendant after a string of Test successes, hopes were high that the balance of power in world cricket would at last shift. The series did not disappoint. From the rip-roaring first day at Lord's, with seventeen wickets falling, it was clear we were in for something special. Although the visitors went on to win that match England bounced back with a spectacular win at Edgbaston, and further nailbiting finishes followed at Old Trafford, Trent Bridge and The Oval. In this sparkling account of an amazing summer, England's coach Duncan Fletcher reveals the strategies, the stresses and successes of one of the greatest series in the history of the game.

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L'autore:

Duncan Fletcher was England coach from 1999 to 2007. He guided the side to a hig point of second in the world rankings, as well as masterminding the 2005 Ashes victory. He lives in South Africa.

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THE ENGLAND COACH'S ACCLAIMED ACCOUNT OF THE 2005 ASHES TRIUMPH
'Excellent'
Brian Viner, Independent
'Fascinating backstage revelations of how the campaign was planned and prosecuted'
Wisden
'By far the best of these [Ashes books] . . . Full of stuff we didn't know and would like to know, a rare combination'
Private Eye
'Much the best written of this crop . . . Full of insights into how Fletcher supervised the winning team and got the best out of the players . . . Great stuff'
Daily Mail Cricket Books of the Year
'The best [book on the series] is Duncan Fletcher's Ashes Regained . . . excellently ghosted by the former England player Steve James'
Daily Telegraph Sports Books of the Year
'Surprisingly illuminating and frank, giving a host of insights into his style of coaching, the characters of the England team, technical aspects of the game, and the major controversies of the series'
Leo McKinstry, Sunday Telegraph Sports Books of the Year
'Fletcher remains the unsung hero in England's resurgence . . . What's fascinating in his book is how much of the players' thinking he does for them without, it seems, ever cramping their style'
Simon O'Hagan, Independent on Sunday Sports Books of the Year
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• Editore: Pocket Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1416552626
• ISBN 13: 9781416552628
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224