Glenn McGrath

The Sydney Cricket Ground is my favourite ground in the world, my home ground, and growing up in the bush all I wanted was to play at the SCG. ”

In the past, I bowled at players like Michael Atherton, Alec Stewart, Nasser Hussain, Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick. ”

Jimmy Anderson deserves everything he gets, and even though he is an Englishman I will be delighted for him when he goes past my record and becomes the most prolific fast bowler in Test history. ”

Umpiring is a tough job. Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't want to be an umpire. You've got a split second to make a decision. ”

An Australian prime minister once said that his job was the second most important job in the country - behind being captain of the cricket team. It's not a job you take on lightly. ”

Consistency in selection is great but it's a whole lot easier if you've got players who warrant that consistency through their performances. ”

Dotting teams up and bowling maidens back to back cannot be underestimated in Australian conditions because it gives you control of the game. ”

I had always had the same pre-match routine that I went through every day - get up, go down for a swim and a stretch, back to the room for a shower, then down for brekkie - the same routine every game, and it got me ready. ”

I was part of the Australia team that lost the first Test at Edgbaston in 1997 and yet came back to win the series quite comfortably in the end. ”

The Australian team that I was lucky enough to play in had a certain aura and sometimes you had teams beaten before you even walked on the field. ”