Out in the field, you haven't got anyone whispering into your ear saying all sorts of things, you've got to do it yourself.

Cricket has so many meanings to so many Australians. It’s become precisely that - an Australian way of life. And what a life it is. Some would even go as far as to say, ‘marvellous’.

The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.

From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.

The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.

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.

Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

When a cricketer gets hit in the private parts, he hopes the pain will go away very soon but the swelling doesn't!

He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.

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.

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.

Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.

We are all serving a life sentence, and good behavior is our only hope for a pardon.

Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.

Peace ... is a morbid condition, due to a surplus of civilians, which war seeks to remedy.

Personal power is a feeling, like life.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Inspiration comes from everywhere always. But it's strongest in love and in its absence.

Etiquette is the ceremonial code of polite life, more voluminous and minute in each portion of society according to its rank.

Things that upset a terrier may pass virtually unnoticed by a Great Dane.

As a child I spent a lot of time at the library.