All people seem to want to talk about is the current Ashes series, and whether England are going to reverse the trend of recent series.

There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes

To 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.

To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport

I 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.

Cricket is full of theorists who can ruin your game in no time.

I want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire.