Quotes from Mickey Arthur

When I took charge of Pakistan, I stopped and had a look from the outside before making any judgement calls. I got used to the culture because I think that is so important. For you to move a team forward as a coach, you have to understand the culture.

We are trying to create a culture of excellence. To create that culture has been tough. It hasn't been there in Pakistan cricket for a while - whether that is cultural or a product of the environment, I am not sure.

I did my wholehearted effort to lift Pakistan cricket.

Every time we play for Pakistan, we are playing to win.

I have to say that I have developed a real passion for Pakistan cricket.

I am so passionate about Pakistan cricket that I would never ever put myself in a position where there will be a conflict of interest.

I was not sceptical coming to Pakistan. I took the job because I was really excited about it.

I love Pakistan so I will definitely use all my experience to inspire this team.

If you can't field you can't play for Pakistan. It's as simple as that.

I have always said we are going to play well and we going to play badly. And I have not got issues when people criticise as long as we don't play well. That's part and parcel of the game. I love it and that's how it should be.

I'd always felt the Australian cricketers' behaviour had been appalling. Tampering the ball too constitutes poor behaviour.

I'm going to give international cricket one more crack. The Pakistan job seems like a perfect fit.

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to work out that the South African bowling attack is exceptionally good.

One of the things you get caught up as a coach is thinking short-term.

A good coach will come in ra, ra, ra and rejig the whole set-up. That might work for a year or 18 months but isn't sustainable. A great coach has the ability to get the best out of his players without the ra, ra, ra stuff.

Captains need to lead well and play within the laws of the game. There cannot be any compromise on that count.

Cricket is 24/7 for me.

Australia always play their cricket really hard.

What you know is what you know, both culturally and practically, and you use it to the greatest effect you can.

To be able to close off a run chase or finish off when you are setting a target is a real skill.

It's no easy task to coach the national team. I never realised to what extent one becomes the property of the people.

For Pakistan cricket to stay relevant and strong, the best players have to be available all the time - it's a challenge faced by everyone, but one that particularly relates to us because of our mainly amateur, pretty random, and certainly too thinly spread domestic structure that feeds the national team.

It was tough coaching Australia. They were so set in their ways because they have been the right ways - but the culture needed changing because the discipline was shoddy.

Technically your best player should be batting at No. 3.