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Michael Vaughan: Time to Declare - My Autobiography
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Bought as a present for cicket-keen nephew
Review date: 2010-01-19 Rating: 10 out of 10
Not bought for myself so cannot comment on contact but no adverse comments from receiver.
Painfully revealing in places - less so elsewhere
Review date: 2010-01-01 Rating: 8 out of 10
Michael Vaughn is England's most successful cricket captain and though that probably reflects the increased pace of international cricket more than anything else, it is an achievement for which he demands enormous respect. This book chronicles his journey and is a readable account (the one-star reviewer has not read that many sports books if he thinks this is turgid.)
I bought it after the book received a very positive review in the Wisden Cricketers Monthly, which majored on Vaughn's honesty. In places in this book - as he details his mental disintegration in the England spotlight, that is certainly true. In other areas - like his disingenuous explanation of his appearances down under at the time of the 2006 whitewash (which I didn't buy) and his comments on the 'Fredalo' incident (when he admits obsfucating after speaking to a journalist), less so.
The book is at its best in describing the heady days of 2005. Up to that point, it had been a healthy jog through his early career with very little revealed about his personality off the cricket field. As he becomes increasingly paranoid during the latter stages of his captaincy, the book becomes a bit of a slog (not in the cricket sense), as it is not pleasant to read of someone's anguish doing what he describes as 'the best job in the world.'
Vaughn is fiercely - and commendably - loyal to Duncan Fletcher; tactful, but far from uncritical of Flintoff and takes Nasser Hussain to task for being a grump (but Nass can hardly complain about that.) He has a populist pop at Peter Moores for being a 'management speak' type (though rather undermines his man-of-the-people stance by quoting his 'diary' from the time, which is one off Primal Scream theory in it's 'got to live in the moment' platitudes) and Chris Read, the wicket keeper, will have had all his fears about what his captain thought of him confirmed.
Nevertheless it is a strong example of the genre. Perhaps not as revealing as Pietersen's 'Crossing the Boundary' - which showed him to be an utterly driven ego-maniac - and Flintoff's 'Being Freddie' - extracts from which he could probably use to preface AA meetings, 'Time to Declare' is a thoroughly engaging view from the inside of England's formidable cricket machine. I just wish there had been more revealed about the way that 'sports management' - personified by Neil Fairbrother - operates, though - I'm guessing - that would be alienating for Vaughn's fans.
A "yes" for cricket lovers!
Review date: 2009-12-15 Rating: 10 out of 10
Bought this for my Dad who loves his cricket and loves his books and it was a big hit!
Good for Cricket fans
Review date: 2009-12-08 Rating: 8 out of 10
Purchased this as a birthday present for my cricket-loving brother and it was very enthusiastically received. A tome of a book but perfect for cricket enthusiasts.
Product Details/Specifications
Authors:
Michael Vaughan
Recording label: Hodder & Stoughton
Manufacturer: Hodder & Stoughton
EAN: 9780340919323
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0340919329
Number of pages: 480
Publication date: 2009-10-29
Release date: 2009-10-29
Language: English (Published)
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