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The Autobiography

By: Alastair Cook
Narrated by: Dan Connolly
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Get to know England's most-loved batsman in the compelling autobiography from Alastair Cook.

Watch. The. Ball.

It's just you. Standing at the crease. Waiting. The bowler is running. His arm swinging. The ball - 155 grams of cork, string and leather - is hurled at you. At 90 mph it travels 22 yards in under half a second....

Alastair Cook, one of England's most decorated players and highest test run scorer, knows what it is like to be your best under pressure. Yet at 33 he called time on his England career.

Come with him as he relives the fraught hours on the pitch, the desperate lows and astonishing highs, the paralysing anxiety that can send the best back home and the extraordinary battle of wills with yourself, the opposing players and even those supposedly on your own side.

This is cricket as you've never seen it. The view from the inside....

©2019 Sir Alastair Cook (P)2019 Penguin Audio Cricket Sports Sports Psychology Inspiring Thought-Provoking

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if you are a cricket fan or an admirer of "the chef" you will love it. I enjoyed it but didn't learn much I hadn't already heard/read/seen from other sources.

enjoyable but not that insightful

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Good stuff but why do all narrators of cricket autobiographies no nothing about cricket?

Knowledgeable Narrator??

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This was very enjoyable. The narrator was good. I'm not sure if he was chosen because his voice is similar to Alastair Cook or not but apart from comically mispronouncing Mark Boucher I thought he was very accomplished. I would recommend this to any cricket fan.

Excellent book and easy to listen to.

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A fascinating insight into the life of Alistair Cook. He was clearly exceptionally committed to English Cricket and his results are there for all to see. But he is also very thoughtful and honest about his multiple huge strengths, and also his minor weaknesses. I fully recommend the book.

Fascinating insight

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This is a brilliant listen and insight into Cooky. The only slight frustration is the narrator. He sounds somewhat like Chef but you’d have thought he could have learnt how to pronounce the players and former players names. Other than that, it was great

Brilliant, honest and eliminating

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I haven't finished this book yet however the honesty , warmth and insight provided by one of our greatest performers is truly brilliant and everything an autobiography should be.
I honestly couldn't recommend this book enough.
Top book, top pro and a true gentleman.

One of England's finest

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loved it from start to finish. great book in these times of isolation. certainly helps to take you to a place of normality

excellent honest book. very well put together

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one of England's greatest cricketers in the modern era. A down to earth man and a good leader despite what Piers Morgan thinks of him

A Good listen

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A really good biography from England’s opening test match batsman and a prolific run scorer. There is a fascinating insight into his state of mind as he was lining up to face his eleven years of new balls. There are stories and observations a plenty, of life behind the scenes of International test cricket. All are told in an understanding, non judgemental and balanced way. It makes for gentle, captivating, reading. If you enjoy cricket, you will love this book.

A fascinating Insight.

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Insightful listen into Englands former captain.
relatable with anxiety and using different coping mechanisms

great insight

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