Mike Brearley

Mike Brearley played for Middlesex County Cricket Club through three decades, playing in his first England Test match in 1976 and becoming captain from 1977 to 1980. He was recalled to the captaincy in 1981, leading England to their famous victory. He now works as a psychoanalyst and, since his retirement from cricket in 1982, has given talks on leadership and motivation, which he explores in The Art of Captaincy.