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

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.

No one did what I did last season and for this, I deserve the Golden Boot and why not the best World Player award?

Every major work of art is a transgression, but the artist is not necessarily, by nature, a transgressor.

Some disguised deceits counterfeit truth so perfectly that not to be taken in by them would be an error of judgment.

Injustice alone can shake down the pillars of the skies, and restore the reign of Chaos and Night.

Unfortunately, on one or both of my shoulders sits lots of anxiety and that is a controlling factor in my life.

From the idea that the self is not given to us, I think there is only one practical consequence: we have to create ourselves as a work of art.

I lose sleep at night wondering whether we are intelligent enough to figure out the universe. I don't know.

A crush is just as simple as admiration. You get attracted to another person and time can allow feelings to grow more into something more than that.

I feel blessed. So many men and women search and search but never find their passion, their calling, their sense of mission that would ignite their hearts and fill their lives with meaning and joy.