Darren Lehmann: Worth the Wait [Paperback] Lehmann, Darren

Before he was the coach who dragged Australian cricket back from the wilderness, Darren Lehmann was the talented South Australian batsman who spent a decade watching lesser players picked ahead of him. This autobiography charts his long, frustrating road to Test cricket — the Shield centuries that weren't enough, the one-day heroics that went unnoticed, the politics that kept him on the outer. When he finally cracked the Test team at 28, he averaged 44 with the bat and became the cult hero Australian fans had been waiting for. Lehmann writes with the same laconic honesty he brought to the crease: no spin, no excuses, just the story of a bloke who refused to give up. Essential reading for cricket tragics who remember the 90s selection controversies.