A Captain's Diary [Paperback] Ponting Ricky, Murgatroyd Brian

Ricky Ponting captained Australia through one of cricket's most dominant eras — 220 Tests, 375 internationals, and a win rate that made opponents nervous before the coin toss. This diary pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to lead at that level: the strategy sessions, the mind games, the pressure of keeping a champion team hungry. Ponting writes with the same blunt honesty he brought to the crease — no spin, no false modesty. You get locker room tension, touring exhaustion, and the weight of expectation when you're defending two World Cups. Co-written with Brian Murgatroyd, it's less hagiography, more tactical breakdown. Whether you remember his pull shot or just know him as the guy who always seemed to win, this is what leadership looked like from the inside.