The 1981 Ashes, Ian Botham, Sports Psychology, Sport & Business.
Acknowledgements - i: Acknowledgements Section - ii: Foreword (Ed Smith, January 2015) Introduction - iii: Introduction to the thirtieth anniversary edition Introduction - iv: Introduction Chapter - 1: Captaincy in action Chapter - 2: On class and charisma: choosing a captain Chapter - 3: Taking stock: the nursery end Chapter - 4: ‘My God, look what they’ve sent me’: the captain and selection Chapter - 5: The morning of the match: reading the entrails Chapter - 6: Batting orders Chapter - 7: Taking the field Chapter - 8: Placing the field Chapter - 9: Strategy, tactics and unusual ploys Chapter - 10: Kicking over the traces: the place of aggression in cricket Chapter - 11: Many hands make light work – sometimes Section - v: Afterword (Sam Mendes, 2001) Section - vi: In retrospect, 2001 Section - vii: Bibliography Index - viii: Index
Mike Brearley OBE played for Middlesex County Cricket Club from
1961-1983. He first played for England in 1976 and captained the
side from 1977 to 1980, winning 17 Test matches and losing only
four. He was recalled to the captaincy in 1981 for the Ashes Home
series, leading England to one of their most famous victories.
Since retiring from cricket in 1982 he now works as a
psychoanalyst, and is a lecturer on leadership and motivation.
Ed Smith is a former captain of Middlesex Cricket Club, and England
batsman. He now works as a commentator for the BBC on Test Match
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