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

Coogee is a delightful, slightly old-fashioned suburb; it has parks and gardens and reserves, a good well-kept beach, and an excellent promenade above the beach. It is a suburb for people who appreciate those aspects of life.

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

The only thing that really annoys me is when all of a sudden you hear yourself on the radio advertising Smith's tyre shop or Blenkinsop's jam. They simply can't do that. And in Australia, occasionally I have to take action.

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

It was sad leaving the BBC; not quite like being divorced, but you don't leave after a period stretching from 1960 to 1999 without feeling a certain number of pangs.

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

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.

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

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