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

I don't think I've actually drunk a beer for 15 years, except a few Guinnesses in Dublin, where it's the law.

Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions

I 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

A few years ago England would have struggled to beat the Eskimos

If 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

Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time.