With Australians we're saying we're going to win before we start playing and pretty much keep on saying that.

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.

Never give up; just absolutely never give up.

With Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, it was better to be friends and make them smile rather than wind them up.

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

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.

The reason why I have lost weight is that I looked at the international schedule and thought that I wanted to play for another two years. It is a very hectic schedule and if I want to get through that then I have to be in the best shape that I can.