'It's a very good time to be a batsman'

Bob Simpson, the former Australian captain and coach, has never been one to hold back his thoughts. In an interview with Sportstar, Simpson talks about the Australia's current status, Ricky Ponting's captaincy, the future of the Test game, the current rage, Twenty20 cricket, and much more.

Commentators and players are talking about yorkers all the time. What is a yorker? It’s a full toss and a batsman’s mistake really if he gets out. It’s not a ball you can bowl at will. In the end it becomes an overpitched one. We should get back to the big boundary lines. If a batsman wants to hit a six, let him hit it on a proper field. I find the sixes in Twenty20 just as boring as the dot ball. The footwork for all forms of cricket should be similar, just judge the length of the ball properly and you have a shot for every ball.