Gleanings

'I got more wickets through swing than bowling quick'

'Footwork is the most important thing for a keeper'

'I found international cricket easier than domestic matches'

'I was the type who would be very, very good or not so good'

'I think we had a little bit more fun on and off the field in our time'

'The Packer thing kind of broke the Australian team'

'I think I've been underrated as a bowler'

'I brought middle-order stability to West Indies' limited-overs teams'

'I wanted my career bests to be at Lord's, not Derby or Leicester'

'For fast bowling you need an environment that helps you go wild'

'If I'd stayed in Tasmania, I might have played another 18 months for Australia'

'Not being super talented helped me understand what it takes to be an international cricketer'

'I wasn't fast-fast, but I could be slippery'

'I had a fast-bowler's mentality in a medium-pacer's body'

'People say I was just a defensive bowler, and they are 80% right'

'I'd have played Mitchell Johnson off the front foot'

Chaminda Vaas: 'A bowler should be like a managing director of a company'

'We had no idea how people felt about rebel cricketers in South Africa'

'I have no idea where the courage came from'

'Part of swing is finding the right pace and the right grip'