To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport
Ian BothamRetiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
Ian BothamWhat's happened has happened, so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow and the day after? That's why we're here
Ian BothamI half knew what to expect when I saw the cricket ground in the morning. It was when I started to talk to people working out there, I began to find what I was looking for.
Ian BothamPakistan is the sort of place every man should send his mother-in-law, for a month, with all expenses paid.
Ian BothamTo me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win.
Ian BothamThe people in the villages had turned in on themselves. You can understand it. When you have a bad day on the field, what do you do? Talk to your teammates.
Ian BothamSoccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer player with a few clubs interested, Crystal Palace being one, but it was cricket which became my chosen profession.
Ian BothamThere is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes
Ian BothamYou wouldn't see those sorts of decisions given in village cricket, let alone Test cricket. The England players have my sympathy.
Ian BothamI want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire.
Ian BothamI think we are going to see exciting cricket all the way. We are watching the two best teams in the world-and I think England will eventually go on to pip Australia by a single Test
Ian BothamAll people seem to want to talk about is the current Ashes series, and whether England are going to reverse the trend of recent series.
Ian BothamI don't think I've actually drunk a beer for 15 years, except a few Guinnesses in Dublin, where it's the law.
Ian BothamI don't ask my wife to face Michael Holding, so there's no reason why I should be changing nappies.
Ian BothamI can remember running around at the age of 3, wanting to play golf, cricket and football. I was always active, one way or another, driving my parents mad.
Ian BothamIf I'd done a quarter of the things of which I'm accused, I'd be pickled in alcohol, I'd be a registered drug addict and would have sired half the children in the world's cricket-playing countries
Ian Botham