The 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.

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

The most famous cricketers are too big to play county cricket.

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.

I 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.

Aussies are big and empty, just like their country.

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