Ashes Diary 2015

Following his successful Ashes Diary (2013) and bestselling Captain's Diary (2014). Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke presents his third book, Ashes Diary 2015. As before, Clarke starts his diary the day before flying out to England via West Indies, reflecting on the most tumultuous season of his life, in which he steered Australia to a World Cup triumph. He then quit as one-day captain and led the nation in its grief over the sudden death of Phil Hughes, the 25-year-old teammate Clarke called 'a brother'. The 2015 Ashes tour is no ordinary odyssey. For Clarke it will likely will be his final Ashes series in England. The man once known as 'Pup' is now 34 and, much to his annoyance, under pressure from selectors to retire and hand the reins to bold young deputy Steve Smith. But Clarke's best cricket has been played with his back against the wall so fireworks on the field and off are a sure thing in this Ashes series. Ashes Diary 2015 will take readers deeper into the inner sanctum than ever before-Clarke will record every day of the Ashes tour and compile a Captain's Dossier on each of the players. Visually this will be the most exciting Diary yet with more of Clarke's own photos in the text design and five pic sections-one for each Test, instead of two as in previous books. Michael Clarke's diary of the 2015 Ashes - honest, insightful, emotional, explosive. After a stirring 5-0 triumph against England last summer, hopes were high that Michael Clarke's World Cup-winning Australians would seize the Ashes on English soil for the first time since 2001. Ashes Diary 2015 tells the inside story of a remarkable series filled with dramatic twists and turns. Captain Clarke takes us behind the scenes of the Australian squad - into the dressing rooms, onto the tour bus, profiling the players and getting us up close and personal for every team talk, strategy meeting and training session. Day by day, Clarke shares with us the innermost feelings and private thoughts as the Australian captain while he negotiates form breakdowns, selection meltdowns, dizzying highs and despairing lows on the hunt for an historic victory. After 115 Tests over more than a decade, Ashes Diary 2015 is Michael Clarke's straight-shooting farewell to cricket.