Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.
From Richie Benaud
The only thing that really annoys me is when all of a sudden you hear yourself on the radio advertising Smith's tyre shop or Blenkinsop's jam. They simply can't do that. And in Australia, occasionally I have to take action.
It was sad leaving the BBC; not quite like being divorced, but you don't leave after a period stretching from 1960 to 1999 without feeling a certain number of pangs.
The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.
'Mullygrubber' is an Australian term which means something that creeps along the ground; it's like a little grub.
When my hair is long enough to be cut, I go to my wife's hairdresser, and she generally pays for it.
Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day.
Media were never allowed into an Australian dressing room until I became skipper. I changed that and invited them in at the close of play each day, thereby confirming for many administrators they had appointed a madman as captain.
Coogee is a delightful, slightly old-fashioned suburb; it has parks and gardens and reserves, a good well-kept beach, and an excellent promenade above the beach. It is a suburb for people who appreciate those aspects of life.
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