It was sad leaving the BBC; not quite like being divorced, but you don't leave after a period stretching from 1960 to 1999 without feeling a certain number of pangs.

Media were never allowed into an Australian dressing room until I became skipper. I changed that and invited them in at the close of play each day, thereby confirming for many administrators they had appointed a madman as captain.

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.

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.

Gatting at fine leg - that's a contradiction in terms.

But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking my voice or actions and trying to promote a product and pretending it's me doing it.

Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.