Glenn McGrath

When things aren't going well it can feel like the world is against you and there's nowhere to turn. ”

As a fast bowler if you're not going to bowl well on a Perth wicket you're going to struggle in Australia. ”

What's the difference between a good player and a great player? A good player plays well in his own conditions - a great player plays well in all conditions. ”

I'm expecting big things from our bowlers, from Peter Siddle, who plays the enforcer role, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee when he gets fit again. In batting, there's Phil Hughes, whose already done well for Australia and scored hundreds for Middlesex. ”

As a bowler it's a strange feeling when you start running through a team. You get that one wicket under your belt and suddenly you start running in feeling loose, feeling relaxed and thinking about what you want to bowl rather than focusing on trying to force that wicket. ”

The more you get a batsman out the more it becomes psychological. A batsman starts thinking about it and making something of it in his head. ”

Back in 2006-07 when we completed the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years, the historical significance didn't really filter in to our thinking. We didn't realise it at the time - we were just making amends for 2005. ”

If you continually watch yourself do something well, it has a positive effect. If you sat down and watched yourself bowling, batting or fielding badly, it will probably have the equal effect. ”

A lot of people who have had the support of a McGrath breast care nurse, they come up and say what a positive difference it's made in their lives and that in itself makes me realise what we're doing is having a big positive effect and inspires me to keep going. ”

I am quite a positive person. I always try to see the good in every situation, the good in everybody. ”