Time To Declare

Time To Declare

Mark Taylor

An autobiography very much in the style of the man – solid, diligent, unflashy and very Australian. Taylor comes across as a decent and dignified man who cares very deeply about his family, his cricket, his team-mates and his country. There is very little here that is sensational – the most animated that Taylor becomes is on the subject of being sacked as Captain of Australia’s ODI side while remaining test captain. He is interesting on the subject of match-fixing allegations and the status of the Australian cricket captain in the national consciousness. There are also nice insights from his parents. The endless references to ‘Poms’ and the obvious delight in beating them becomes quite grating, but that might just be bias on my part (and it does serve as a reminder that England had some seriously average cricket teams in the 90s). (From book review)

One of Australia’s most successful and popular cricket captains in what has ben described as a position second only to that of the Prime Minister