Nasser Hussain - The Real Story

Nasser Hussain used to be regarded as an angry young man. How times have changed. Now he is generally regarded as an intelligent, respected man of substance following his four-year - and reasonably successful - stint as as England captain.

This visual account of Hussain, out at the same time as Stewart's autobiography, allows a comparison between the two and it would not be unfair to Stewart to suggest that Hussain is destined to remain the more interesting character, likely to be written about and analysed for years to come.

Focusing on his career's main turning points - starting off as a spinner with England prospects, his double century against Australia at Edgbaston, England's successful tours of the subcontinent and unsuccessful tour of Australia - the film offers a decent insight with lengthy, instructive interviews with the man himself, his father, brother and sister and former England captains David Gower, Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart.

Apart from the footage of Hussain out with team-mates at a restaurant in Sri Lanka, which resembles the painful humour of TV sitcom The Office, this account of Hussain's life is well-packaged and penetrative. It leaves you waiting for a substantial autobiography which surely must be just around the corner.

Rating: 3/5

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