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

Cricket. Come summer holidays here in Australia not a whole lot else seems to matter. It's good stuff... Some would even go as far as to say, marvellous.

A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.

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.

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’.

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

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.