Quotes from Jonathan Agnew

No matter how bad your hotel is, take a deep breath, because if you can get through a night, it won't seem quite so bad the following morning.

It takes very little effort to make someone happy.

I look at some young commentators who sit down with piles of notes, and of course, what are you going to do if you've spent hours preparing all this stuff? You're going to bloody well read it out. Boring!

The first day I worked with Brian Johnston was very daunting.

Any decent coach can make more than enough money just doing three or four T20 leagues.

The old player in me can certainly sympathise with how your targets change because you simply do not know what is around the corner.

Anybody can have a dip in form.

The absolute key difference between television and radio is the ability of radio to communicate. With television you can watch the screen and your mind can be anywhere. On radio it requires a certain amount of discipline from the listener to follow what's being said.

Fairness matters.

Virender Sehwag can tear any attack apart. He is audacious, takes risks and has fantastic hand/eye co-ordination.

Without television, cricket would be a poorer place;the two have to coexist.

What we have learned is that Roland-Jones is a very promising prospect. Because of the way he bowls, he will not blow batsmen away, but is more likely to take wickets through accuracy and building pressure.

Divorce is something I think that children feel particularly hard and what's sad about a lot of divorces, and certainly about my divorce, is that absent fathers who really want to play a part in their children's lives but don't live there, they have a pretty tough time.

As a batting captain, you do have to earn bowlers' trust, especially when it comes to fields.

Adelaide is terribly underrated. There are lovely wide streets, beautiful parks, one of the most scenic cricket grounds, wonderful beaches, and vineyards nearby. The food and the people are lovely, and it's not too big and sprawling.

There are times when it's difficult to see your wife and her ex-husband sitting next to each other chatting away.

When you know that batting will be tough, that the ball might move around and your technique will be tested, you have to make sure that you don't give the bowlers any more advantages.

I fly a light aircraft.

Without ambition, drive and the willingness to make sacrifices, I don't think you get anywhere.

I love winding up Geoffrey Boycott.

I wish I'd done better for England. I only played three Tests and three One Day internationals. You have to take your chances and, for whatever reason, I didn't.

We go to Dubai quite a lot, so I've seen it being gradually ruined.

It is one thing to err on the side of caution. Equally, Test wins have to be earned. They are seldom handed to you on a plate.

I spend too much time away from home. I love travelling, but we can be away for as much as four months during the winter.