Out in the field, you haven't got anyone whispering into your ear saying all sorts of things, you've got to do it yourself.

Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers fade away.

The only thing that really annoys me is when all of a sudden you hear yourself on the radio advertising Smith's tyre shop or Blenkinsop's jam. They simply can't do that. And in Australia, occasionally I have to take action.

Cricket has so many meanings to so many Australians. It’s become precisely that - an Australian way of life. And what a life it is. Some would even go as far as to say, ‘marvellous’.

He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.

When a cricketer gets hit in the private parts, he hopes the pain will go away very soon but the swelling doesn't!

The key thing was to learn the value of economy with words and to never insult the viewer by telling them what they can already see.