You have to watch India in India truly to appreciate the pressure that Sachin Tendulkar is under every time he bats. Outside grounds, people wait until he goes in before paying to enter. They seem to want a wicket to fall even though it is their own side that will suffer.

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

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.

I have always tried to move on from disappointments as fast as I can.

We've just got to be careful - with all sports, let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time, but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport.

All my coaches tell me that I have been under achieving.

The wickets I have played on for my whole career, most of them have been to suit fast bowlers in Australia.