Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer player with a few clubs interested, Crystal Palace being one, but it was cricket which became my chosen profession.

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I think I'd struggle to get excited by synchronised swimming.

I think I'd struggle to get excited by synchronised swimming.

Winston Churchill would be great to have around the table.

Winston Churchill would be great to have around the table.

I half knew what to expect when I saw the cricket ground in the morning....

I half knew what to expect when I saw the cricket ground in the morning....

I think we are going to see exciting cricket all the way. We are watching...

I think we are going to see exciting cricket all the way. We are watching...

I'm not a great one for looking back.

I'm not a great one for looking back.

The resilience of these people is amazing. I am a great believer that the sooner...

The resilience of these people is amazing. I am a great believer that the sooner...

Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time.

Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time.

I can remember running around at the age of 3, wanting to play golf, cricket...

I can remember running around at the age of 3, wanting to play golf, cricket...

I watched children dying. That will be the image that will stay with me.

I watched children dying. That will be the image that will stay with me.

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and...

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and...

Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was...

Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was...

Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.

Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.

The people in the villages had turned in on themselves. You can understand it. When...

The people in the villages had turned in on themselves. You can understand it. When...

If you can change three lives in 10, three lives in a hundred, that's got...

If you can change three lives in 10, three lives in a hundred, that's got...

There will be no politics, no ifs and buts; if we see something and feel...

There will be no politics, no ifs and buts; if we see something and feel...

To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies...

To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies...

What's happened has happened, so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow...

What's happened has happened, so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow...

You will attract the younger generation and they might well prove tougher than the older...

You will attract the younger generation and they might well prove tougher than the older...