Ashes Regained: The Coach's Story by Duncan Fletcher

by Duncan Fletcher

The 2005 Ashes series was the most eagerly anticipated for decades. Not since 1987 had the famous urn left the hands of the all-conquering Australians, but with that great team now showing some signs of age 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 nail-biting finishes followed at Old Trafford, Trent Bridge and The Oval. In the furnace of these epic encounters heroes were Flintoff, the once-raw all-rounder who established himself as one of the world's greats; Vaughan, whose captaincy was sure-footed even when runs were scarce; Pietersen, who ended up as England's top scorer and whose 158 at The Oval steered England to victory; and for Australia Shane Warne and Brett Lee were magnificent with both ball and bat, often putting their colleagues higher up the order to shame. 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.

Paperback

First published October 31, 2005

About the author

Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher OBE is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former cricketer, who has coached the England and Indian national teams. He led the Indian team to be the winners of the 2013 International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy.

He was England coach between 1999 and 2007, and is credited with the resurgence of the England team in Test cricket in the early 2000s.

As a cricketer, he captained the Zimbabwean test team following independence, winning the 1982 ICC Trophy and leading Zimbabwe in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

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Reviews

[chucklesthescot · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a book that I had been really looking forward to reading, getting the coach view of the England team and cricket in general. I found to be a bill dull and over descriptive on things that didn't seem that interesting to me. I also found that the things I wanted to read about weren't really told in a manner designed to entertain the reader. It fell pretty flat for me which was a great pity.

[Dennis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great insight from the English coach into this famous Ashes series!! Cricket fans will love it.