Winning Edge

by Michael Hussey, David Sygall

Winning Edge takes you inside the dressing room, onto the field and into the mind of one of Australia’s best elite cricketers, Mike Hussey.

In this behind-the-scenes look into the world of first-class cricket, Hussey reveals how he kept his mind on the game when the media chatter got too loud, what it’s like when the Australian captain is also a selector, and how it feels to be the one to tell Mick Jagger he can’t visit the Australian dressing room during a World Cup game. Hussey details his misgivings about how young players are handled, admits he has suspected corruption on the T20 field and expresses his concerns about how difficult it is to achieve a balance between the ideals of fair play and being successful in the world of hypercompetitive, business-oriented cricket.

‘I have seen so many players come and go, a scrapheap of talented cricketers who might have had a fruitful career had they been more aware and better prepared for the job than simply knowing how to play a good back defence or cover drive.’ – Michael Hussey

Winning Edge is an unmissable account for anyone wondering what goes on in a player’s mind beneath that baggy green.

241 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2015

Reviews

[Peter Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very enjoyable read. Maybe you need to be a cricket lover to start with. But Mike also touches some topics in ways that are more generally useful. Love the cricket anecdotes. It is very well written.

[Dan Goodwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful read!

Mike gives the reader an "unbiased" insight into elite cricket. There is no whinging and complaining about people (as seen in many other cricket autobiographies), and the book passes on many useful tips to use in cricket and life in general. I do agree with the notion that you need to enjoy cricket to really "get into" the book and mentally understand it however.