{"product_id":"9781471142321-absolutely-foxed","title":"Absolutely Foxed","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnarchic, hilarious and insightful, Graeme Fowler's look at life and cricket is a compelling and unmissable read\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderfully entertaining' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e; Profoundly important' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Graeme Fowler - former England cricketer, happy-go-lucky joker and inspirational coach - was 47 when \u003cb\u003edepression struck\u003c\/b\u003e. Suddenly one of the most active men you'd ever meet couldn't even get up off the sofa to make a cup of tea. In \u003ci\u003eAbsolutely Foxed\u003c\/i\u003e, a cricket memoir like no other, Fowler takes the reader on a vivid ride, with riotous stories of life on England tours, \u003cb\u003epartying with Ian Botham and Elton John\u003c\/b\u003e, combined with a moving account of his battle with mental-health issues, Seen by many as a maverick, happy-go-lucky figure, Fowler became a hugely \u003cb\u003einfluential coach\u003c\/b\u003e, and is one of the most original thinkers about the game. He's battled and won against the best spinners in India, and the fastest bowlers from the West Indies - he's even found himself at the centre of a tabloid storm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fowler looks back over his 40 years in the professional game, spending 16 years on the county circuit with Lancashire and Durham, and three years as an England international - a period that was cut short by a life-threatening injury. He followed that with a spell working on \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTest Match Special\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, before running the Durham Centre of Excellence for 18 years. In his Foreword, lifelong friend Sir Ian Botham describes Fowler as 'one of the gutsiest I ever encountered', but also points out how he 'made a dressing room tick'. Those elements of courage, knowledge and humour are all present in \u003ci\u003eAbsolutely Foxed\u003c\/i\u003e - a truly unmissable read. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A very honest, thought-provoking autobiography' David Lloyd, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31618505343073,"sku":"9781471142321","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31851113.jpg?v=1734681973","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471142321-absolutely-foxed","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}