With just about every player in Australia, his whole goal and ambition is to play for Australia. That's why they're playing first class cricket. It's just a different attitude.

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

There are a lot more tabloids in England that like to report other things in your life, some of which are true and some of which are exaggerated and untrue. There have been stories where people claim to have seen me in one place and I wasnt even in that city then. The Aussie press is more judgmental and moralistic.

I suppose my look, the way I play - you combine all that sort of stuff and that makes people interested in what I actually do. So then, when off-the-field stuff happens... I suppose it's one of those cocktail mixes.

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

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

You can't afford to live your life with regrets.