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Index
Cover Dedication Title Contents Author’s Note Foreword by Mike Brearley Introduction Captaincy in Action
How does a captain think? What makes it hard for a captain to think?
Choosing a Captain
Why do so many players want to be captain? What qualities would they most hope to find in a captain? Is there in any sense a blueprint for the man? Does his age matter? How much ability as a player is called for? Is he likely to be a batsman or a bowler?
Taking Stock
What programme does he advocate for the players’ pre-season training and practice? How much attention has been given to the state of the nets? Is the dressing-room atmosphere conducive to a sharing of problems or insights, or does each jealously guard his ideas from the rest? You have a private income, don’t you? Ought we to want to win so much? Is there a tendency to complacency? Did he want to continue with his method and remain at his present level? Or was he willing to work on his technique to give himself more of a chance?
Selection
First, who would captain the side if I were injured before the match? And, second, who would take charge if I were off the field during it? Who will help him make his decisions on the field? Do any general principles exist governing sound selection? Is there a structure of youth cricket within the club, through which the senior sides may expect to receive a flow of promising players?
The Morning of the Match
Whose call is it to start or delay play? What remains to be done by the captain before the first ball is bowled? What can he tell from looking at the strip? What factors enter into the decision to bat or field on winning the toss?
Batting
Why are most captains so loath to be flexible about the batting order? Who’s going to get these runs for us, then? Are we still going for the target? Should the interests of an individual ever take precedence over the needs of a team?
Bowling
The first question was, who should open the bowling? Is the captain in the best position for deciding when to bowl himself? Are they round? Are they red? Shouldn’t we, and he in particular, bowl faster and straighter? What happened? Should you give your fastest bowler one or at most two overs before the interval?
Taking the Field
What else can a fielding team expect of its leader? And what should he ask of them? What field should a fast bowler have at the start of an innings? How attacking should we be? Do you want a 6-3 or a 5-4 field? How deep should they be for particular batsmen? What sort of response is called for by the authorities to such displays of bad temper? Excellent advice – but was this the moment for it? Who would the new batsman least like to face?
The Tour
How homesick does an individual become? And how well can he adapt to the local conditions? You don’t want to go all the way out there again, do you?
Who is ­Ultimately in Charge? Acknowledgements Index Copyright
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