Richie Benaud Quotes
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My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.
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From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.
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The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.
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In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.
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Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.
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The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.
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But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking…
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A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.
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Gatting at fine leg - that's a contradiction in terms.
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When a cricketer gets hit in the private parts, he hopes the pain will go away very soon but the swelling doesn't!
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Cricket has so many meanings to so many Australians. It’s become precisely that - an Australian way of life. And what a life it is.…
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Cricket. Come summer holidays here in Australia not a whole lot else seems to matter. It's good stuff... Some would even go as far as…
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Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.
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The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.
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Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day.
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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…
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Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers…
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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.…
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I know it's more five-star now than it was then, but it's still a difficult tour. In the same way as India and Pakistan players…
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