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’.

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.

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

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

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.

When my hair is long enough to be cut, I go to my wife's hairdresser, and she generally pays for it.

My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.