In 2014, Allen and Unwin asked me to ‘ghost-write’ a book with Allan Border, the legendary former Australian cricket captain.
I had known Allan Border since the 1980s when I first started touring as a journalist covering the national team, a journey that took me covering cricket in a dozen or so countries.
We spent much of the winter in Brisbane plotting the book and it has been highly successful.

The book is not an autobiography, which of course Allan had already done. Rather it’s a reflection on the modern game from his position as a commentator, administrator and coach.

According to Allen and Unwin: “In Cricket as I See It he gives us his wisdom and opinions on the game he loves – from epic Tests, the rising power of India, and the Twenty20 revolution, through to his thoughts on captaincy, and the essential arts of batting, bowling and sledging. He reflects on the great players and contests of his generation, as well as controversies such as the underarm bowling affair, the turbulent events that led to him shouldering the captaincy, the rebel tour of South Africa, Steve Waugh’s dropping as one-day captain, and the divisive ‘Monkeygate’ scandal. With cricket, Allan calls it as he sees it, and the result is a book to be savoured and enjoyed by cricket lovers everywhere.”