The only way to win a game of cricket is to take 20 wickets. It’s as simple as that.

The toughest thing in cricket is knowing that you’re always just one ball away from a moment of glory or disaster.

If you’re not enjoying what you’re doing, then you shouldn’t be doing it.

I don’t mind criticism. It’s part of the game. But I do mind when it’s unfair.

Cricket is a team game, but there are moments when an individual has to stand up and take the responsibility.

I love a challenge. That’s what keeps me going.

The game’s about pride. If you’re proud of your performance, the results will follow.

A cricket ball is not just a piece of leather; it’s a weapon, and you’ve got to use it properly.

A few years ago England would have struggled to beat the Eskimos.

Jacques Rudolph at the moment is using the inside edge as much as the middle of the bat.

I don’t believe in luck. I think it’s about getting the basics right and making sure you’re prepared for the big moments

You have to accept that there are highs and lows in sport, but it’s how you respond that matters.

I don’t think I’ve actually drunk a beer for 15 years, except a few Guinnesses in Dublin, where it’s the law.

If you’re playing against the Australians, you don’t walk.

Winston Churchill would be great to have around the table.

The most important thing in cricket is belief. If you don’t believe, you might as well give up.

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.

For many sportsmen, coming face to face with irrefutable evidence of their mortality is the moment they dread above all others.

There will be no politics, no ifs and buts; if we see something and feel that work needs to be done, we will get people here we can rely on and ensure it is done in the same thorough way as our other projects.

You can’t always be the hero. You’ve got to be able to pick yourself up when things don’t go your way.

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

I want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire.

I half knew what to expect when I saw the cricket ground in the morning. It was when I started to talk to people working out there, I began to find what I was looking for.

I believe in the ability of the team, and I believe in the ability of individuals. But cricket is a team game.

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

If I’d done a quarter of the things of which I’m accused, I’d be pickled in alcohol, I’d be a registered drug addict and would have sired half the children in the world’s cricket-playing countries.

You will attract the younger generation and they might well prove tougher than the older generation. What we are trying to do is to look at the future and see what we can do to bring some stability back to people’s lives.

When I first played, I didn’t really know anything about the game. But I learned quickly.

Cricket is full of theorists who can ruin your game in no time.

Pakistan is the sort of place every man should send his mother-in-law, for a month, with all expenses paid.

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

I think the key to life is not to take it too seriously.

The people in the villages had turned in on themselves. You can understand it. When you have a bad day on the field, what do you do? Talk to your teammates.

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

I don’t ask my wife to face Michael Holding, so there’s no reason why I should be changing happies.

The resilience of these people is amazing. I am a great believer that the sooner we get things up and running in terms of sport in this area, the better.

If I wasn’t playing cricket, I’d probably be playing football or rugby. I like physical contact.

I’ve always been a bit of a maverick. I like to do things my way.

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

What’s happened has happened, so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow and the day after? That’s why we’re here.

To me, it doesn’t matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win.