Fred Trueman the man has often been tactless, haphazard, crude, a creature of impulse.

Umpire Harold Bird, having a wonderful time, signalling everything in the world, including stopping traffic coming on from behind.

Fred Trueman the man has often been tactless, haphazard, crude, a creature of impulse.

Australianism' means single-minded determination to win - to win within the laws but, if necessary, to the last limit within them. It means where the 'impossible' is within the realm of what the human body can do, there are Australians who believe that they can do it - and who have succeeded often enough to make us wonder if anything is impossible to them. It means they have never lost a match - particularly a Test match - until the last run is scored or their last wicket down.

We take life too lightly and sport too seriously.

The umpire signals a bye with the air of a weary stalk

Wine is a successful effort to translate the perishable into the permanent.