You've got to have dreams to keep you going.

There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don

I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years.

I suppose, because I am a sportsman and travel all over Australia, I see every day Australians doing small and large and often unnoticed deeds; many times I thought how nice it would be for them to be recognised, so I hope somehow that in receiving this honour that I represent these people.

You've got to have dreams to keep you going.

Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching.

It's a hard life as a professional cricketer. It's not as easy as everyone makes out. To survive you need a tough hide.