Zitat des Tages von Richie Benaud:
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.
In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.
From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.
The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.
I know it's more five-star now than it was then, but it's still a difficult tour. In the same way as India and Pakistan players find it difficult coming to Australia. People sometimes have difficulty believing that.
The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.
But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking my voice or actions and trying to promote a product and pretending it's me doing it.
Media were never allowed into an Australian dressing room until I became skipper. I changed that and invited them in at the close of play each day, thereby confirming for many administrators they had appointed a madman as captain.
The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.
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.
When my hair is long enough to be cut, I go to my wife's hairdresser, and she generally pays for it.
