It's usually the funny comments which are the better ones - and they are good for the game.

If you're batting and you go off on one it can't really help you.

Sure, you can do without the hard personal comments, but it doesn't really happen apart from a few isolated incidents.

I'm completely different from Pietersen. He would turn up to the opening of an envelope

It's far more daunting than bowling to Ricky Ponting or facing Shane Warne

It's a big part of my life, listening to music and watching TV.

I've read a lot of Irvine Welsh - Trainspotting, Glue - he's written some beauties.