David Gower Quotations

Vaughan now plays more on the crease than he did,

The courtyard was just a patio for the last 15 years that hasn't been used, ... That's going to change.

If the ball is moving around a bit you can't commit yourself down the pitch,

He is a very positive captain; he is proactive as well as reactive. He is keen to read the game, to get in there, and he never stops thinking about the game, the situation, and trying to turn it to his advantage. He has been very good for the game.

Whatever happens in India and Pakistan, the next big challenge is Down Under.

I think you should let the ball come to you, which is what Langer does better than any of the left-handers in this Australian side.

Nasser Hussain is brilliant. I am very impressed with him. With no disrespect to the current players, he has had to work with material which is not of the highest quality.

There are three more games to come and at the end of that we'll know whether we've had another Botham's Ashes.

You cannot separate the two entirely. Sport is about competition, and the striving of individuals to be the best. It is all about standing standards.

You can make plans but if the opposition plays well, then all your plans become worthless.

To be honest, David, I'm struggling, ... I have not been to bed yet. Behind these glasses tells a thousand stories.

Because it has been such a long time since we won, maybe we are all the more grateful that the wait has ended. I have such strong memories of '85 as captain, holding up the urn and celebrations at the Oval but that was it. We never had a parade in those days.

As they say the sun shines on the righteous.

I started gardening with my grandmother when I was 6,

The team pulled together very well, whatever we tried worked.

So much depends on the performance, and here you are also tied up in the emotion the game evokes.

People are talking of his susceptibility to the rising delivery, but let me tell you that when you are out of form, every ball looks like a hand grenade.

The one major disappointment I have is that I didn't get a hundred against India in India. I got lots of runs against India in England including a double hundred I am very proud of.

As a player you are always made to feel welcome, but at the same time, there is too much pressure.

The way the tour has developed has been as good an example of that as you would like to see.

They have an understanding regime; they work hard and get results, they are a happy team.

It was a question of helping a man prepare in the way that suits him best. The theory is if you give a man responsibility for his own actions, then it is up to him to accept that responsibility.

It was never documented, employees were not made to sign a contract saying that they understand the rules and procedures and now they are.

In many ways the hunt for a new Botham is just about over, although it is only Test match two out of five,

The double hundred Fowler hit in the Madras Test was an absolute beauty.