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 problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.

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 slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.

Coogee is a delightful, slightly old-fashioned suburb; it has parks and gardens and reserves, a good well-kept beach, and an excellent promenade above the beach. It is a suburb for people who appreciate those aspects of life.

In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.