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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 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.

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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.

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The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.

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'Mullygrubber' is an Australian term which means something that creeps along the ground; it's like a little grub.

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When my hair is long enough to be cut, I go to my wife's hairdresser, and she generally pays for it.

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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 each day, thereby confirming for many administrators they had appointed a madman as captain.

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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. It is a suburb for people who appreciate those aspects of life.

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Athlete

Born: October 6th, 1930

Died: April 10th, 2015

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