The Captain's Year by Ricky Ponting with Geoff Armstrong

The 2009-10 season ran from
September to July for Ricky Ponting's
Australians and in that time they enjoyed
a remarkable run of success - winning
eight of the 10 Tests, the ICC Champions
Trophy and one-day series against India,
Pakistan, West Indies and New Zealand.

The highlight came in Sydney, when
they fought back to win a Test against
Pakistan most thought lost, in the
process vindicating the captain's
controversial decision to bat first.
Ponting's summer was clouded by an
elbow injury that forced him to retire
hurt for the first time in a Test, but he
recovered to score a memorable double
century on his home turf in Hobart.

The Captain's Year tells the behind-the-
scenes story of these and many other
notable episodes, and shows how the
Aussies team has grown considerably
in confidence and stature in the past
12 months. But that progress may be
just an entree for exciting times ahead,
with Tests against England looming.
'This upcoming series will make a few
reputations, I'm sure of that,' Ponting
writes in his Ashes Preview, a feature
of this book.

His status, however, is already assured,
as he continues to build on an imposing
record as cricketer and leader, and
to reaffirm his standing as one of
the most popular Australian sporting
personalities of his generation.

Genres: Australia - Nonfiction - Sports - Cricket - Memoir
Condition: Very good
Published: 2010 by HarperCollinsPublishers
Pages: 364
ISBN: 9780732289584
Weight: 555g