Captain Pat Cometh the Hour, Cummins the Man

The first book to focus on Australian international cricketer and Captain of the Australian Test team Pat Cummins. The book includes direct input from Cummins on the challenges presented by the Ashes series against England, his leadership priorities, the performances of his team-mates, and more. Features comprehensive summaries, statistics and averages from each of the five Tests of the 2021-22 Ashes series, with special attention to Cummins’ own performances.

Ron Reed is one of Australia’s most experienced and acclaimed sports journalists, whose work over more than 50 years has earned numerous awards, including Sport Australia’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Australian Sportswriter of the Year. Now a semi-retired freelance writer, he was twice Sports Editor of the Melbourne Herald evening paper, Editor of the old Sporting Globe, and Chief Sportswriter, columnist and feature writer for the Herald Sun, Australia’s biggest selling daily paper. He has worked in more than 30 countries on every continent covering most of the world’s major sports events.

CONTENTS Chapter 1: New King Ascends to the Throne Chapter 2: Why the Captain and Coach Parted Ways Chapter 3: Painful End for Captain Who Did a Lot Right Chapter 4: How the Boy Who Bowled Too Fast Became King Chapter 5: Dealing With Five Years in the Wilderness Chapter 6: Even Losing the Toss Part of a Perfect Start Chapter 7: The Lyon King Lies in Wait Chapter8: All if Forgiven as Smith Takes Charge Again Chapter 9: One Out of the Box for King Midas Chapter10: Six of the Best for Starters Chapter 11: Fighting for Pride to the Last Ball Chapter 12: Hop to It: A Broadside for Friends and Foes Chapter 13: Convicted of Throwing in the Towel in Disgrace Chapter 14: Full Speed A-Head On the Ways to a Medal Chapter 15: No Get Out of Jail Card for Jinxed Joe Chapter 16: A Lot at Steak as Covid Chaos Reigns Chapter 17: Fast Bowling Captain Puts Runs on the Board Epilogue Ashes Scoreboards, Summaries and Averages