Publisher's Synopsis
A celebration of the career of the most successful Test cricket captain of all time. The epitome of ruthless aggression and dogged determination, Steve Waugh rewrote the record books by redefining how Test cricket was played in the nineties and transforming Australia into the No 1 team in the world. The 'Ice Man' retired from the game in January 2004 with a number of towering achievements: the second-highest Test run scorer, the second-greatest century-maker and cricket's most successful captain. Unwilling to give in to anything, Steve survived bouncers from Curtly Ambrose; he survived being dropped to make way for his twin brother's Test debut; he survived humiliating calls from sections of the press to retire; and he survived a dispiriting loss of form to turnaround the most talked about century in years. But there are many sides to Steve Waugh: cricketer, team leader, author, devoted family man, humanitarian. It is this very complexity that makes Steve such a fascinating individual. Through his bestselling tour diaries, Steve proved to be a humorous and devoted observer of people and events around him -- on and off the field. Writer Peter FitzSimons, who has formed a close bond
