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In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.
Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day.
He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.
Gatting at fine leg - that's a contradiction in terms.
The only thing that really annoys me is when all of a sudden you hear yourself on the radio advertising Smith's tyre shop or Blenkinsop's jam. They simply can't do that. And in Australia, occasionally I have to take action.
My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.
The key thing was to learn the value of economy with words and to never insult the viewer by telling them what they can already see.
I know it's more five-star now than it was then, but it's still a difficult tour. In the same way as India and Pakistan players find it difficult coming to Australia. People sometimes have difficulty believing that.
Coogee is a delightful, slightly old-fashioned suburb; it has parks and gardens and reserves, a good well-kept beach, and an excellent promenade above the beach. It is a suburb for people who appreciate those aspects of life.
Media were never allowed into an Australian dressing room until I became skipper. I changed that and invited them in at the close of play each day, thereby confirming for many administrators they had appointed a madman as captain.
But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking my voice or actions and trying to promote a product and pretending it's me doing it.
Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers fade away.
When a cricketer gets hit in the private parts, he hopes the pain will go away very soon but the swelling doesn't!
Bruce Reid is not the worst batsman there is at international level but those who are worse would not need to hire the Myer Music Bowl to hold a convention.
Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.
A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.
