Captain Australia

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Ever since Test Cricket began, the position of Australian cricket captain has been the top sporting job in the country. It has had enormous prestige, and has been held by men more popular than any governor, state leader or prime minister …

From the first Test played by Australian cricketers in 1877, to the brilliant Test successes of the 2000-2001 season, Captain Australia reveals the remarkable stories of the men who have held Australia's top cricketing position. From the wit and wherewithal of Will Murdoch in 1890, to the determination of battling Allan Border in 1990, from the winning ways of the imposing Warwick Armstrong, to those of captain Steve Waugh, eighty years apart, each Australia cricket captain has been an individual of the highest calibre, with his own unique style.

Captain Australia explores the career highs and lows and captures the colour and character of each captain - from the inspirational cricketers, such as Viv Richardson and his grandson Ian Chappell; to the quiet achievers, such as Billy Woodfull and Bobby Simpson; to the supreme skills and dominance of Sir Donald Bradman.