I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to facing Brett Lee again. He bowls at 95mph so enjoyment is not the word I would use.

I'm ugly, I'm overweight, but I'm happy

That means I can drive a flock of sheep through the town centre, drink for free in no less than 64 pubs and get a lift home with the police when I become inebriated. What more could you want?

Captaincy is something you get better at through experience. You've got to trust your instincts.

A lot of the lads have a bat for the nets, a bat for facing the bowling machine and a separate bat for the match. I'll just crack on with a bat until it breaks - then crack on with another one.

I'm not too good with packing. I always have every intention of doing it the week before and then leave it until the last moment - but at least I do it myself, I don't leave it to the missus.

It's far more daunting than bowling to Ricky Ponting or facing Shane Warne

There are times when I have felt the pressure, but at the moment I play cricket the only way I can.

When I have a day off, I will have a day off.

We have to take care of our own game. There's only one place we've got to stick up for ourselves and that's the pitch.

I'm not really someone who looks forward to the gym. But I realise it's something that I have to do to perform well on the pitch.

You ought to have a vivid picture of what you want.

Live a Nomad Family lifestyle to broaden your horizon and create a more suitable lifestyle for your family

It's our actions that define us. What we choose. What we resist. What we're willing to die for.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act.

Crime, family dissolution, welfare, and low levels of social organization are fundamentally a consequence of the disappearance of work.

I’m planning to stay in politics now, but, you know, George Burns worked until he was 100. I don’t know. I don’t want to be a Senator until I’m honored.

Everywhere, authority and tradition have to justify themselves in the face of questions.

The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.

Royalty is completely different than celebrity. Royalty has a magic all its own.

The lessons I learned that were most important were the ones that hurt my feelings.