Well, I've always prefered playing spin off the back foot because, to my mind, it takes short leg and silly point out of the equation.

You are only given so much talent and it is up to you what you do with it.

Spinners are a funny breed. If they're playing on seaming pitches they moan and if they're about to play on real 'Bunsen burners' they reckon the pressure is on them.

Everyone should be decisive about what's best for them and stick to it.

Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting are anything but conventional, and you can't frown on Steve Waugh for playing his slog-sweep because it's so effective.

It is crucial to have an injury seen to quickly.

Patriotism is something I wear in my heart not on my head.

I like back-to-back Tests at the end of a series, without any county game in between. We know county cricket has no bearing on Test cricket.

You have to think about ways of improving the helmet all the time, balancing protection with being able to move and see the ball.

So for me Tendulkar is the greatest but Kohli is not far behind and could well end up as the greatest.

I think Kohli is magnificent in a run chase, I have to say. He has won so many matches for India.

Many Pakistani fans will say they have followed their team for too long and had their hearts broken many times, but I love them, and I love their cricket.

Sometimes when you're around a side you don't realise how good they are until you go away from home and they are a very fine team.

Whether that was in the Chepauk Stadium in Madras or at the Ilford Cricket School, there was a daily diet of cricket run by my dad. It was a hard school but he knew what he was doing. Everything I achieved was down to my dad.

Tiger Woods is someone I'd like to ask questions of. I'm fascinated to know about his life - everything he goes through, is he happy being Tiger Woods?

At the end of my career I always wanted to look back and know that I had given it my absolute best.

When you've done as much travelling as I have, it becomes hard work - I probably spend 90 per cent of the year travelling.

There are lots of places I would love to go to in Europe and North America.

I enjoy India whenever I go and Sri Lankans are overwhelmingly friendly.

I went to Spain with my brother when I was about 17. We stayed near Barcelona and it was terrible. There were floods and I ended up missing my flight home.

I have applied to go to either Durham or Loughborough University to study Applied Physics and would like to get some qualification behind me. But when I do think about becoming professional Essex would be my first choice as I have been very happy playing and practising with them.

I've been married a long time.

I've played cricket seriously since I was eight years old, when I first played for the Essex under-11s. I can't just turn it off.

When I see people like Pietersen bat, I wish that I'd freed up a bit as a batsman, but it's very easy to say now.