It is a shame to see Steve Waugh leave. Although he is an Australian, and therefore one of the old enemies he is definately one of the people I respect in the world of Cricket. He's provided a great service to Australia over the past 15-20 years, and although he is not quite the talent that Mark Waugh is, he always made up for it with sheer effort, common sense and self belief. He's saved Australia many times from sticky situtations and if there was one player who had to score a century to save my life, then it would be Steve Waugh.

As for Michael Clarke, the up and coming youngster, I have actually played against him in the county cricket league. Each team is allowed to sign one professional, and two seasons ago one of the teams signed Michael Clarke. All I can say is that he is an amazing batsman, and in one of the games against us, he scored 200 not out, from just 50 overs. I'm pleased to say that I bowled quite well that day though, and lucky he didn't take many of those runs off me. He will turn out to be a great player for Australia in the next few years, if he stays on the right track.