inexperience in 35, 37, 57, 282
sensitivity and support for players 115, 153, 166, 210, 292–3, 295
in setting standards 93, 155, 233, 238–9
Carberry, Michael 54, 68
Caribbean Super League 273
catching 100–101
Ceefax 65
celebrity 142, 158–9, 173
Champions Trophy 193
Chawla, Piyush 162
Chennai 109–10
chewing gum 240
Chittagong 35
choirs 20–23, 29
Christmas 136–7, 194
Churchill’s War Rooms 146
clarinet 23
Clark, Stuart 291
Clarke, Giles 177, 234, 238
Clarke, Michael 131, 172, 207, 208
coaching 4–5, 185–6, 224
Collier, David 188, 234
Collingwood, Paul 88–9, 111, 113–14, 116, 139, 233, 239
commentating 224
Commonwealth Bank Series 232
Compton, Denis 69
Compton, Nick 69–70, 157, 162–3, 255
concentration 73–4, 256
confidence 90–96
Cook, Adrian (brother) 24, 119
Cook, Alastair
childhood 20–31
cricketing philosophy 287–8
dropped as England captain 194, 225
England captaincy 145, 148, 260, 292–4
England Under-19 captain 290
knighthood 278–81
life beyond retirement 224–5, 284–5
national treasure 1
only Test wicket 190–91
records 15, 221, 277
retirement from international cricket 1–3, 8–11, 17, 188, 191, 196, 251, 259–60, 279, 283–4
stubbornness 282, 293
test debut 16
Cook, Alice (wife) 2, 8–9, 18, 38, 60, 61, 69, 136, 188, 192, 195, 198, 296
celebration of AC’s knighthood 280–81
farming work 212–22
Cook, Elsie (daughter) 2, 61
Cook, Graham (father) 23, 99–100
Cook, Isobel (daughter) 296
Cook, Jack (son) 18, 26, 296
Cook, Laurence (brother) 24
Cook, Stephanie (mother) 18, 22
Coolidge Cricket Ground 235
county cricket 5, 285–7
Cowdrey, Colin 234, 280
cows 216, 221
Cozier, Tony 234–6
cricket formats 266–7
crying 3, 18, 25
Cummins, Pat 80
cycling, corruption in 239
Dachau 120
Dalai Lama 159
Dambulla 217
Dar, Aleem 102
Davies, Steven 50, 59
homosexuality 42–3
De Groot, James 29
de Kock, Quinton 255
de Villiers, AB 252, 272, 277
depression 59, 64; see also mental health
Dhaka 35
Dharamsala 159
Dhoni, MS 143, 158, 191, 267
Di Venuto, Michael 207
Dickason, Reg 106, 108, 207, 295
Digweed, George 222
Dil Scoop 266–7
Dishan, Tillakaratne 266–7
dogs 218
Doherty, Xavier 126–7
Downton, Paul 176–7, 179–81, 197
dressing rooms 1, 76–7
drinking 59, 66, 104, 172
DRS technology 252
drugs testing 234
du Plessis, Faf 240
Duckett, Ben 68
Dyer, Greg 267
ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) 4, 181
support for players’ families 4, 60
Edgbaston, AC scores 294 144
Elgard, Dean 255
Elliot, Ian 17, 37
Elliott, Grant 233
England Cricket Team
AC’s captaincy 145, 148, 260, 292–4
AC’s debut 62, 64, 66–7
AC dropped as captain 194
change of direction after 2013–14 Ashes loss 184–6, 192–3
eligibility to play for 271–2
insecurity of contracts 285–6
lifestyle 285
new generation of players 267–70
participation in Allen Stanford match 234–6
security on tour 106–9
Under-19 team 35–7, 42
Eranga, Shaminda 62
Essex County Cricket Club 5, 32, 82, 168, 272, 274–5, 285–7
Everest Premier League 275
Eversholt Cricket Club 225
fair play 229–32, 239–45
fame 142, 158–9, 173, 286
family life 4, 60, 136, 207, 210, 217, 224, 281, 285, 296
fans 158–9, 168, 185, 191, 209; see also Barmy Army
Farbrace, Paul 167–8, 187, 201–2, 203–4
Farhat, Imran 98
farming 32, 212–25, 281
Farrell, Jeremy 27, 29
Farrell, Owen 32
fielding 100–101, 117–18, 145, 231, 254
fines meeting 255
Finn, Steve 137, 157, 172, 206
fitness 27, 31, 35–7, 66, 104–5, 169
hardship camps 119, 170
Fletcher, Andre 236
Fletcher, Duncan 110
Fletcher, Keith 275
Flintoff, Andrew (Freddie) 59, 65–6, 106, 108–9, 114
Flower, Andy 33, 42–3, 103–4, 300
clashes with Pietersen 151–2, 181–2
departure from England 52, 179, 183
jaded by incessant pressure 172
personality 115–16
sensitivity 56
strengths 183–4
team talks 238
on Test matches 161, 174
football 13, 50, 242, 270, 278
form 73, 165
Formula 1 277
Foster, James 13, 33, 40
Fowler, Graeme 59
franchise cricket 153, 235, 264, 271, 273, 276
Fraser, Gus 194
The Gabba 54, 125
gambling 59
game face 99
Gatting, Mike 167, 267
Gavaskar, Sunil 67
Gayle, Chris 236, 269, 277
Gilchrist, Adam 118, 230
Giles, Ashley 171, 177, 206
Gooch, Graham 6, 32, 58, 78, 174–6, 186–7, 264, 275
departure from England coaching staff 52–3
as England batting coach 46–8
support for AC 43–5, 282
Gough, Darren 39
Graves, Colin 196–7
Great Brickhill 225
Guptill, Martin 302
Haddin, Brad 56, 101, 131, 138, 163, 172, 207, 241
Haider, Zulqarnain 36
Hales, Alex 68, 265–6
Hameed, Haseeb 69
Haq, Inzamam-al- 240
Harmer, Simon 82, 272
Harmison, Steve 59, 63, 109, 126
Harper, Daryl 252
Harper, Roger 234
Harris, Russ 90
Harris, Ryan 54, 56, 172
Harrison, Adam 51
Harrison, Tom 188, 200
Hartley, Dylan 256
Haynes, Desmond 235
helicopter shot 268
Herath, Rangana 61
Hildreth, James 50–51
Hill, Tony 252
Hobbs, Jack 277, 280
Hoggard, Matthew 51, 289
Holding, Michael 235
Homes Under the Hammer 148
homosexuality 42–3
honesty 103, 103–4, 116–17, 146, 150–51
horses 216–17
Hotspot technology 252
The Hundred 267
hunting 222
hurling 272
Hussain, Nasser 39
Hussey, Mike 118, 131
Hutton, Len 280
Hyam, Barry 33
The Inbetweeners (movie) 8
India (country)
love of cricket 158
–9
Mumbai terrorist attacks 106–10
poverty 153–4
India (cricket team)
2006 series 64, 66
2008–9 series 105, 110
2011 series 81, 143
2012 series 153–9, 247–8
2014 series 189, 191–3
2018 series 2, 7–8, 12, 14
Insole, Doug 275
IPL (Indian Premier League) 108, 197, 232, 236, 263–4, 268, 271, 273
Ipswich Town FC 49
Irani, Ronnie 39, 230–31
Jayawardene, Mahela 294
Jefferson, Will 33
jelly-beangate 242–3
Jennings, Keaton 13, 14, 68
Johnson, Mitchell 55–6, 116, 135, 140, 171–2, 204, 206
Jones, Eddie 113
Jordan, Chris 189, 268
journalists 219
Joyce, Ed 271
Kallis, Jacques 88, 251, 289–90
Kaneria, Danish 63, 239
Katich, Simon 130
Kerrigan, Simon 165–7
Khawaja, Usman 80
Kimber, Jarrod 68
king pairs 144
Klopp, Jürgen 258
knighthood 168, 278–81
Kohli, Virat 69, 157, 158, 236, 288
Kumar, Bhuvneshwar 92
lambing 213–16
Lancashire County Cricket Club 273
Lancaster, Stuart 119
Lara, Brian 80, 241, 289–90
Lathwell, Mark 124–5
Laud, Medha 4
Lawson, Mark 51
Leamon, Nathan (Numbers) 112–13
left-handedness 23–4, 156
Lehmann, Darren 167, 205, 208, 244
Lennon, John 278
Liverpool FC 258
Lloyd, Clive 235
Lord’s 123–4, 203, 234
Lord’s Museum 119
Loughborough University 51
Lyon, Nathan 55, 172, 244
Lyth, Adam 69, 207, 208
Majeed, Mazhar 237
Malan, Dawid 273
Maldives 227–8
Maldon Cricket Club 25, 28–9, 37
Malik, Shoaib 49
Mankading 232
Manuka Oval 121
marriage proposals 67
Marsh, Mitch 83, 206
Marsh, Rod 289
Marshall, Xavier 234
Martin, Mike 278
match-fixing 148, 236–9; see also ball tampering
Mathews, Angelo 60–61, 233
Matthew, Nick 99
May, Theresa 279
McCullum, Brendan 202–3
MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) 138–9
McGrath, Anthony (Maggs) 287
McIlroy, Rory 32
media 137
memorabilia 118–19, 123
mental health 55–60, 172
mental pressure 4, 11–12, 31, 49, 72–3, 81
Middlesex County Cricket Club 82
Mohammad, Mushtaq 267
money 234–6, 273–4, 286
Moores, Peter 52, 64, 104, 110–11, 185, 190, 194, 196, 199–200, 208, 257
Morgan, Eoin 143, 194–5, 270–2, 295, 303
Morkel, Morne 251, 254, 289
Morris, Andrew 27
Morris, Hugh 110–11, 148
Mugabe, Robert 183
Multan 62
Mumbai 67
terrorist attacks 106–9
Muralitharan, Muttiah 268
music 20–23, 28, 76
Mzansi Super League 273
Nagpur 64
Napier, Graham 45
National Village Cup 226
Neale, Phil 5
Neesham, Jimmy 302
net sessions 5–7, 48, 75, 155, 175
New, Tom 51
New Zealand (cricket team)
2013 series 162–5
2015 series 202–3
2018 series 5, 79, 211
caught up in terrorist attacks 109
Newell, Mick 194
News of the World 237
Nicholas, Mark 235
nicknames 182–3
night watchmen 80
nights out 93
Nixon, Paul 51
Northampton Saints 278
Ntini, Makhaya 251
O’Brien, Iain 59
OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) 58
Ojha, Pragyan 155
one-day matches 161, 192
Oval, AC’s last international match at 1–2, 12–14
The Pacific 154
Packer, Kerry 235
Pakistan (cricket team) 49
2005 Test series 62
2010 Test series 87
ball tampering accusations 239–41
spot fixing scandal 237–8
Pakistan Super League 273
Palmer, Gary 53
Panesar, Monty 59, 66, 116, 156, 172–3
parking privileges 40–41
Patel, Min 290
Patel, Samit 35–6, 50
Pattinson, James 102
pay see money
Pee-gate 167
Penney, Trevor 159
Pettini, Mark (Swampy) 43, 45
Philander, Vernon 251
piano 23
Pick, Andy 26, 35–6
Pietersen, Kevin (KP) 89, 119, 138, 146–7, 156–7, 169, 243
batting partnership with AC 132–3, 157
dropped from England team 60, 177–82; AC criticized over 181, 187–8, 189, 195, 200–201, 283
as England captain 104, 107–8, 110–11
England recall 151–2, 196–7
fallouts with England team mates and officials 65, 147, 174–6
fired up by sledging 241
in franchise cricket 108, 277
psychology 82, 115, 132–3
technique 66, 248, 268
‘trust issue’ 200
Plunkett, Liam 50, 189, 301
political incorrectness 182
Pollock, Shaun 251
Ponting, Ricky 51, 117, 131, 137, 289
Pradeep, Nuwan 221
Prior, Matt 65, 102, 111, 130, 138, 139, 144, 165, 182, 189, 243
criticized by Pieterson 151, 181–2
dropped from England team 174
wife photographed with Allen Stanford 235
professional sport
as a career 272–3
joys of 255–6
physical strain on players 274
Professional Cricketers’ Association 181
psychology 6, 82, 90–98, 115, 120, 126, 131
Pujara, Cheteshwar 18, 154–5
Pune 158
Queen Elizabeth II 281
Quinn, Matt 299
Rabada, Kagiso 254
Rajasthan Royals 232, 236, 270–71
Ramprakash, Mark 4, 187, 264
Randall, David 28–9
Randall, Derek 26, 118
Rankin, Boyd 171, 271
Rashid, Adil 258–9, 301
Rayner, Ollie 82
Reiffel, Paul 233
reliability 22
religion 259
retirement 3, 8–11, 59, 224
reverse sweep 267–8, 272
reverse swing 33, 62, 101, 144, 157
rhythm 75–6
Robson, Sam 68, 92–3
Rogers, Chris 206
Root, Joe 1, 3, 9, 17, 162–3, 168, 175, 177, 189
in 2015 Ashes 205, 208
consistency 248
debut for Yorkshire 246
as England captain 247, 257, 259–60, 270
interviewed in Einstein mask 209
‘most complete English batsman’ 248
punched by David Warner 260
technique 266–7
unfazed by international cricket 247–8
Rossouw, Rilee 272–3
routine 74–5
Roy, Jason 302
rugby 50, 81, 119, 242, 256, 278
running 27, 32, 253
Saker, David 190
Sangakkara, Kumar 17, 294
> Saracens (rugby team) 50, 81
sarcasm 168
Sarwan, Ramnaresh 227
SAS 283
Saxby, Mark 57, 283
saxophone 23
scheduling 4
Sehwag, Virender 144, 154, 233
selection 85, 150–51, 162, 170, 193
Senanayake, Sachithra 233
Shami, Mohammed 17
Sharma, Ishant 190, 289
Shearer, Alan 190
sheep 212–22
shooting 222
Siddle, Peter 101, 126, 138, 171–2
Sidebottom, Ryan 233, 251
Silverwood, Chris 5
Singh, Harbhajan 67
Singh, Yuvraj 262–3, 276
singing 20–22, 27
sledging 37, 121, 172, 202, 241–3
Smith, Ed 11
Smith, Graeme 89, 251–2
Smith, Steve 206, 244–5, 267
snooker 127
social media 1, 181, 188, 191
South Africa 294
2009 series 88
2012 series 148
2015–16 series 251–7
2018 series with Australia 244
Southee, Tim 89, 202
sports academies 26
sportsmanship see fair play
spot fixing 63, 237–40
Sprinkler Dance 138–9
Sri Lanka (country) 294
terrorist attacks 109
Sri Lanka (cricket team) 146, 216–17
2014 Test series 60–62, 188–9
minibus attacked in Pakistan 63
St Paul’s Cathedral choir school 20–23, 26, 100
Stanford, Allen 234–6
Starc, Mitchell 101
statistics 11, 112–14, 190, 231
Stewart, Alec 125
Steyn, Dale 251
Stiff, David 51
Stokes, Ben 13, 77, 177, 189, 200, 203, 207, 209–10, 299–300
breaks wrist punching locker 257
charged with affray 210
fitness 31
friendship with AC 40
ill-fitting boots 256
in IPL 236
personality 40, 115, 257
records 257
Stoneman, Mark 69
Stoneman, Serene 69
Strauss, Andrew 42–3, 63, 89, 99, 111, 113, 303
batting partnership with AC 138, 259
captaincy 125, 149
as England’s director of cricket 196, 199–200
retirement 148–9, 152
Strauss, Ruth 304
stubbornness 61
Styris, Scott 268, 275
Such, Peter 41
Sunrisers Hyderabad 273
superstition 83–4
surveillance 170
Sutcliffe, Herbert 277
Swann, Graham 12, 83–4, 100, 109, 115, 118, 131, 139, 163, 238
injuries 169, 173
retirement 168, 173–4
suggests AC should quit captaincy 192–3
swimming 27
Sydney 139, 273
T20 cricket 264, 267, 270, 273, 274
2016 World Cup 257
talent 161–2
Taylor, James 84–5, 253
Taylor, Sarah 59
Te Kanawa, Kiri 21
team building 2, 21, 93, 104–5, 111–12, 119–20, 146, 204, 210, 257
team meetings 103–4, 116–17, 117, 176, 178, 184
team selection 85, 150–51, 162, 170, 193
technique, experimental 267–8
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