Victory 101
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
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Andrew Symonds was part of the Australian team that won a third consecutive World Cup, but perhaps his secret ten-point plan helped more than his contribution on the field. Symonds came up with the "Victory 101" lesson during his injury lay-off, a period in which Australia lost five matches ahead of their World Cup campaign. John Buchanan tells the Sydney Morning Herald:
"He came back into the camp after we lost five games in a row and he was very keen to make sure that outcome wasn't repeated during our World Cup campaign. So he sat down and wrote a 10-point plan on how we were going to avoid that - and for Andrew to actually write something was remarkable."
Phil Jaques, in the Age, talks about his bout of mumps.
"I had a big 'Sherman Klump' face and the shivers, hot and cold sweats, just generally achy and thirsty all the time. I was drinking five or six litres of water a day just to stay hydrated."
Mathew Varghese is sub-editor (stats) at Cricinfo