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

Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day.

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

Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.

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

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

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

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.

'Mullygrubber' is an Australian term which means something that creeps along the ground; it's like a little grub.

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.

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.

When my hair is long enough to be cut, I go to my wife's hairdresser, and she generally pays for it.

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.

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

In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.

Gatting at fine leg - that's a contradiction in terms.

The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.