I'm not necessarily proud of the World Cups and the grand slams won or lost, the amount of points I scored, this record or that.

I do, have done and always will believe that I am very capable of performing and thriving at any level of the sport.

I'm not necessarily proud of the World Cups and the grand slams won or lost, the amount of points I scored, this record or that.

I would like to wish the England squad every success. I would also very much like to extend those wishes to Martin Johnson, Brian Smith, Mike Ford, John Wells, Graham Rowntree and the rest of the England 2011 World Cup management team who have been fantastic and deserve people to know that.

Those Aussie rugby fans are a bunch of sore losers. I hate 'em all.

The conversation topic in my head is not what role I should play; it is whether I am going to play at all.

To say I have played through four World Cups, two Lions tours, 91 international games and a ridiculous number of injuries and other setbacks gives me an incredibly special feeling of fulfilment. I know myself well enough to know that I will never truly be satisfied.