Alastair Cook: The Autobiography

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0241401429

Hardback Alastair Cook: The Autobiography

Author: Cook, Alastair

Publication year: 2019

Language: English

Media Hardback

Classification: B/COO

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2019

Resource type: Physical

ISBN: 0241401429 9780241401422

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Sir Alastair Cook is England's greatest batsman. In 12 years he achieved 12,472 runs, 161 Test matches, 33 hundreds, and 4 Ashes series wins. But such records only tell half the story. Why, at the relatively early age of 33, did he suddenly quit? Cricket, the sport of gleaming whites and gentility, is polite, friendly, and reserved. But beneath the surface anxiety looms, tensions run high and emotions can be explosive. Alastair began and ended his England cricketing career on soaring highs, yet at times he feared for his career. He embodies the resilience, endurance and mental determination required at the highest level of international sport, fighting against the constant pressure and the ever-present fear of failure. He recounts the fiery fall-out with Kevin Pietersen and the ruthless decisions a captain must make.