Ganguly is a very good leader. His return to the field brings a spring in the steps of the Indians. He is a great player.

I guess we speak pretty loosely, don't we, about looking forward to the Ashes and all that-and we are, but it's not with both eyes. We've got one eye on that and one eye on what we need to get in place to make sure we're the best team we can be for November.

I know when I've been playing a lot of golf it takes me a while to get back into cricket again. It's not so much the different shape of the swings, more the fact that you are stationary when you hit a golf ball. In cricket you have to move forward or back, which is an instinctive timing thing.

Ganguly is a very good leader. His return to the field brings a spring in the steps of the Indians. He is a great player.

It's always good to win a Test match and if you win it comfortably, it can leave a few psychological marks on opposition sides.

Every decision you make in life, not just on the sporting field - a lot of time and energy goes into it. You think things through before you make decisions and you always think the decision you make at the time is going to be the right one.

I was always fiercely determined and driven to succeed.