The journey : my story, from backyard cricket to Australian captain

The fascinating and revealing inside account of Steve Smith's journey from cricket-mad kid to Australian Captain.;""Cover""; ""About the author""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""1. 'Adapt!'""; ""2. A father's perspectiveâ#x80;#x94;Peter Smith""; ""3. Australia or England?""; ""4. Ready?""; ""5. 'I've got to come into the side and be fun'""; ""6. 2013â#x80;#x94;The year the dam broke""; ""7. Technique""; ""8. Phillip Hughes""; ""9. Assuming the captaincy""; ""10. Mentors""; ""11. Routine, habit and superstition""; ""12. Centurion 2014â#x80;#x94;Autopsy of a Test innings""; ""13. Away from the game""; ""14. Cricket World Cup 2015â#x80;#x94;Some things are just meant to be"" The fascinating and revealing inside account of Steve Smith's journey from cricket-mad kid to Australian Captain.The Journey is Steve Smith's account of his life and career to date. From childhood backyard cricket with mates and family, and net sessions with his dad that laid the foundations for his later success, Steve traces the influences and events that started him on his cricket journey.He takes us inside his quest to play cricket at the highest level, from formative club and grade games, to his first overseas experiences, and finally to state cricket and the Australian squad. It's a journey with both ups and downs, where valuable and lasting lessons were learned from the successes and, more importantly, the failures.And Steve compellingly describes the key moments that shaped him into the cricketer and leader he is today, from his definitive hundred at Centurion in South Africa, to the soul-searching and resolve that accompanied the Australian team's lowest point in the 2016 Hobart Test, to the epic 2017 series in India.The Journey is a revealing and fascinating insight into Steve Smith-the cricketer and the man. The Journey is Steve Smith's account of his life and career to date. From childhood backyard cricket with mates and family, and net sessions with his dad that laid the foundations for his later success, Steve traces the influences and events that started him on his cricket journey. He takes us inside his quest to play cricket at the highest level, from formative club and grade games, to his first overseas experiences, and finally to state cricket and the Australian squad. It's a journey with both ups and downs, where valuable and lasting lessons were learned from the successes and, more importantly, the failures. And Steve compellingly describes the key moments that shaped him into the cricketer and leader he is today, from his definitive hundred at Centurion in South Africa, to the soul-searching and resolve that accompanied the Australian team's lowest point in the 2016 Hobart Test, to the epic 2017 series in India. The Journey is a revealing and fascinating insight into Steve Smith-the cricketer and the man. ""Cover"" ""About the author"" ""Title page"" ""Copyright"" ""Contents"" ""1. 'Adapt!'"" ""2. A father's perspectiveâ#x80 #x94 Peter Smith"" ""3. Australia or England?"" ""4. Ready?"" ""5. 'I've got to come into the side and be fun'"" ""6. 2013â#x80 #x94 The year the dam broke"" ""7. Technique"" ""8. Phillip Hughes"" ""9. Assuming the captaincy"" ""10. Mentors"" ""11. Routine, habit and superstition"" ""12. Centurion 2014â#x80 #x94 Autopsy of a Test innings"" ""13. Away from the game"" ""14. Cricket World Cup 2015â#x80 #x94 Some things are just meant to be"" ""15. Two tours to forgetâ#x80 #x94 Sri Lanka and South Africa 2016""""16. Hobart 2016â#x80 #x94 Learning what captaincy is all about"" ""17. India 2017"" ""18. The Indian Premier League"" ""19. Frustrationâ#x80 #x94 World Twenty20 2016 and Champions Trophy 2017"" ""20. The future"" ""Acknowledgements"" ""Pic section""