King of Spain and I

Documenting how the game roused itself in the build-up to the 2005 Ashes, Giles brings an astute eye to themadness of that unforgettable summer, offering the inside track on a series that would irrevocably change thecourse of English cricket. At times poignant and heartrending, this is a deeply intimate portrayal of a sportsmanon the edge, surviving the enemies of self-doubt and imposter syndrome to remain a constant presence in thecombustible dressing rooms of Pietersen, Flintoff, Vaughan and Hussain. Based on personal writings stretching back to his early days as a rookie at Warwickshire, this is the story of asingular cricketer, one whose resilience and inner steel propelled him time and again to the gates of sporting history.