AR: We needed to be players of high calibre for the counties to select us. It showed our commitment to make ourselves better players. In those days, we didn't have coaches. We had to go to the nets and work things out ourselves. Not many English players did that.
When I played first-class cricket in the Caribbean, our domestic competition was probably one of the best in the world, with the calibre of players that we had then, because we used to play every day. It's just not the same today Newport Cigarettes Coupons. You have to call up players now to go to practice. That never used to happen in the past. A lot of the problems we are facing in our domestic cricket is because of the players themselves.
SJ: David Oram, a listener, asks: You could appear to be bowling the same delivery, but the ball would arrive at varying heights, angles and speeds, where you were using the width and depth of the bowling crease, irrespective of what else you did with the ball in your hand. Did you learn this from other bowlers or did you develop this intelligent approach yourself? Was there a mentor?