Coming Back to Me : The Autobiography of Marcus Trescothick

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780007285808
• ISBN10: 0007285809
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Summary

In this true-life sporting memoir of one of the best batsman in the game who stunned the cricket world when he prematurely ended his own England career, Trescothick's brave and soul-baring account of his mental frailties opens the way to a better understanding of the unique pressures experienced by modern-day professional sportsmen. At 29, Marcus Trescothick was widely regarded as one of the batting greats. With more than 5,000 Test runs to his name and a 2005 Ashes hero, some were predicting this gentle West Country cricket nut might even surpass Graham Gooch's record to become England's highest ever Test run scorer. But the next time Trescothick hit the headlines it was for reasons no one but a handful of close friends and colleagues could have foreseen. On Saturday, February 25, 2006, four days before leading England into the first Test against India in place of the injured captain Vaughan, Trescothick was out for 32 in the second innings of the final warm-up match. As he walked from the field he fought to calm the emotional storm that was raging inside him, at least to hide it from prying eyes. In the dressing room he broke down in tears, overwhelmed by a blur of anguish, uncertainty, and sadness he had been keeping at bay for longer than he knew. Within hours England's best batsman was on the next flight home. His departure was kept secret until after close of play when coach Duncan Fletcher told the stunned media his acting captain had quit the tour for personal, family reasons. Until now, the full, extraordinary story of what happened that day and why, of what preceded his breakdown has never been told. He reveals for the first time that he almost flew home from the 2004 tour to South Africa, what caused it, and what followedhis comeback to the England side and a second crushing breakdown nine months later that left him unable to continue the 20062007 Ashes tour down under.Coming Back to Mewill replace the myths and rumors with the truth as Trescothick talks with engaging openness and enthusiasm about his rise to the top of international cricket; and describes with equal frankness his tortured descent into private despair.

Author Biography

Peter Hayter is cricket correspondent for the Mail on Sunday.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
The End	p. 1
Bangers and Bats	p. 17
A Jammy Bastard	p. 30
Thanks, Gus	p. 46
'Isn't This Great?'	p. 63
One Hundred for Eddie	p. 81
A Gut-full of Cricket	p. 101
New England	p. 120
The Jigsaw	p. 134
Jerusalem	p. 148
Doing the 'Right' Thing	p. 171
'Something's Wrong ...'	p. 190
A Kind of Hell	p. 207
The Lie	p. 219
The Way Back	p. 246
Pulp that Fiction	p. 255
What's the Story?	p. 269
Coming Clean	p. 282
The Fight is Over	p. 301
'I Wish You Hadn't Said That'	p. 319
Afterword	p. 330
Career Highlights	p. 333
Index	p. 337
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