The Ashes-winning spinner, Ashley Giles, recalls a transformative meeting when he was at a low ebb.
Interview by Phil Walker
I started the summer of 2004 almost at rock bottom.
I had thoughts of taking a break from England, if you ever have that luxury. I’d played a good few matches by then, but the cauldron was getting really difficult. Although we won the first two Tests of that summer’s New Zealand series, I was in a horrible place.
I’d really started to notice it had become a problem the year before.
I remember Stewie’s [Alec Stewart’s] last ...
