I think when two people get together, their past is their past. Their reputations are reputations. You can only take someone the way you find them... on face value. I think that was how we were both, the way we were.

Sachin Tendulkar is in my time the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third.

I also think there's too many players who say the same boring answers, they don't even have to turn up to interviews because journalists answer their own questions the way they ask them. Unfortunately the way it is now players are so afraid to say anything, but I'd like them to be honest.

Find a way to get back in to the game, find a way to build a partnership, find a way to catch a ball, find a way to stop it.

The public want to see people play an exciting brand of cricket.

In the space of one delivery so much had changed. My confidence was sky-high. I was pumped up and rock'n'rolling.

The first thing is to be patient, which is probably the hardest thing to do. Don't worry if blokes are whacking you out of the park because you still have the opportunity to get him out next ball, even if it's not the same ball.