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The Wood Life

A Not So Helpful How-to Guide on Surviving Cricket, Life and Everything in Between

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The Wood Life

By: Mark Wood
Narrated by: Mark Wood
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About this listen

Hallo—I'm Mark Wood. As an England and Durham cricketer who was born, raised and refined in Ashington, Northumberland, my life has been quite unique.

Over the course of my career so far, I've won an Ashes and a World Cup in an international career that at the time of writing is going on seven years and counting. Being a fast bowler like myself is up there with the toughest of all sporting pursuits, like being Tyson Fury's punchbag or working behind the bar during the darts at Ally Pally. Being a cricketer? There's nothing like it. And doing it for England? Well, I'm lucky to call it a profession. There's been a lot of hard work along the way. Plenty of sacrifices and pain to accompany the good times that make them all worthwhile. I've been everywhere, from Barbados to Brisbane, Chester-le-Street to Chennai, waiting rooms to operating tables. I've played in some of the most exotic locations in the world and eaten margherita pizzas in every single one of them. To be honest, it's amazing I've waited this long to bring out my own self-help book.

©2022 Mark Wood (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd Cricket Sports England

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This was great, a great listen for any cricket fan 👍🏼Mark Wood doing the audio for the book makes it even better

Superb

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Found out about this book from his appearance on Tail Enders - just had to get it on audio when it appeared. Breath of fresh air and a thoroughly enjoyable tale.

Great title, great contents, great narrator

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Book is entertaining and fun (although rarely side-splittingly funny), brings across Mark Wood’s silliness along with some interesting stuff. Having wood narrate it is good- him laughing at some of the stuff he wrote makes it an even better listen, although if you’re solely used to professional actors reading audiobooks he may take a bit of time to get used to.

Classic mark wood antics

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I really liked how you explained your cricket life and your very very interesting life

What a player woody

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can't not like the bloke or his book. Just get it for an easy listen and something to cheer you up

Woody Brilliant

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