Former Kent captain returns to sign his new book

FORMER Kent Captain David Fulton’s widely acclaimed new book: The Captains’ Tales – Battle for the Ashes is now available in the Eleventh Wicket club shop and David will be doing a book signing this lunchtime.

From Mike Brearley’s cajoling of Ian Botham in 1981 through the cut and thrust of the incredible 2005 series, to Ricky Ponting’s revenge mission of 2006-07, the captains from the last quarter of a century re-tell the events of cricket’s greatest duel and reveal their strengths and weaknesses as leaders of men.

A little about the book itself

Nobody feels the heat of the Ashes quite like the captains. In The Captains’ Tales, captains from England and Australia from the past quarter-century reflect on leading their national team. The weight of national expectation, and more than 120 years of history, is on the captains’ shoulders from the moment they walk out to toss a coin and start a Test match that is like no other.

The Captains’ Tales offers a unique insight into the minds of a generation of captains from two great nations, who share with the reader what it feels like to call the shots in Test cricket’s greatest cauldron. From Mike Brearley’s cajoling of Ian Botham during the famous summer of 1981 to Ricky Ponting’s revenge mission of 2006-07, each Ashes captain from the last quarter-century reveals what made him tick, his vision of where he wanted to take his team and how he handled key characters within the dressing-room. The author, former Kent captain David Fulton, delves behind the scenes for clues about how these sporting generals constructed their battle plans and uses his own experience to determine their strengths and weaknesses as leaders of men.

The Captains’ Tales will strike a chord not just with cricket lovers but with sporting captains of all abilities and readers who seek a greater insight into the broader issues of management and leadership.

The Captains’ Tales – Battle for the Ashes priced £12.99: book signing with David Fulton this lunchtime. Don“t worry if you cannot make it to the St Lawrence Ground today, David will sign plenty of copies so you can purchase your book online or direct at the Eleventh Wicket club shop.