Andrew Strauss‎,‎ one of the most successful and respected England cricket captains of the modern era‎,‎ announced his retirement from professional cricket at the end of 2012‎.‎ In DRIVING AMBITION he gives a candid account of the highs and lows of his remarkable career for Middlesex and England‎.‎ An outstanding opening batsman and natural leader‎,‎ Andrew Strauss captained his country in 50 of his 100 Tests‎.‎ During his time in charge‎,‎ England emerged from a turbulent and controversial period to become the world‎'‎s top team‎.‎ Fully updated to cover the past year in Andrew‎'‎s life‎;‎ the transition from player to pundit and the fortunes of English cricket‎.‎ This is an honest and entertaining story of a quiet‎,‎ modest but fiercely ambitious man who became a magnificent man‎-manager‎,‎ leading England to victory in the 2009 Ashes series and again in Australia the following year‎.‎ Strauss is a fine raconteur and this revealing autobiography will appeal to all those who love cricket‎.‎