John Buchanan Quotes (34 Quotes)

We were in control in the first few days with our batting and that's how we wanted to stay, ... We had set ourselves up to try and have a range of options as the day wore on so that if bad weather did eventuate, we were still in control of what we wanted to do. We didn't get ourselves into that position.

Each individual, I guess, had a bit of a rethink about what they wanted to do when they got out there. There was a reasonably good self-correction.

Basically the way we have been approaching it at the moment is a self-management approach, leaving the quick-bowling group to work out their run-ups, measure those through the course of a training session,

I know that a lot of the fire stations down there have been destroyed, fire equipment has been lost or destroyed, firefighters don't have any way to communicate. So are these firefighters alive Missing

Shane spoke to us in South Africa, and then again in Bangladesh. There are a lot of considerations for him, mainly in terms of the longevity of his career. He needs to come to a conclusion. With the contract meetings coming up, I imagine it will be one of the topics for discussion.

It still remains not a very wise, or safe, or even sane policy to try to liberate a village by destroying it,

There would be some fall out if Australia lost the series 2-0, no doubt about that at all. (But) the more cutthroat or the more challenging or the more knock out it is, that's all good for us because we're going to face it in eight months time in the ICC (Champions Trophy) and soon after that hopefully in the World Cup.

You only have to look at Glenn's figures to say he's always a viable option. But obviously from his point of view there are a lot of family issues that need to be sorted out first. I guess we all wait and hope that it works itself out, and if it does then I'm sure you'll see Glenn McGrath striding in and adding to that tally.

After the first innings at Old Trafford, Australia's coach, John Buchanan, was asked to explain the rash of over-stepping. We've put in place different measures to try to address that, ... It's not happening, but we'll keep working at it and hope in the next Test we reach zero tolerance.

We will consider everything to give our players the best possible support we can.

I don't think now is the appropriate time to go through the analysis of individuals, support staff, training, etcetera, ... But all those things are on the agenda and we have certainly been talking about them.

There's been an enormous change in the last five years.

We have batted in dark conditions. But the umpires have equipped themselves well and I have every confidence they made the right decision about the light.

For example, if someone has a twisted ankle and they want to go to the hospital, our paramedics can downgrade it and call in one of these crews.

(The program) covers the brain and spinal cord injuries, being safe at school, being safe around buses. It also talks about water safety, how you always check to see how deep it is before you dive in, and about weapons, such as guns and knives.

It's our job now to resurrect the ship a bit and put ourselves in a position where, if we can't get a lead over South Africa, we put them in a position where they have to make some running.

But now it is Australia talking of lessons learned. Everybody has taken a lot from this tour, ... One of the interesting things is that England have made advances over the last four years and we have taken some interest in what they have done around and away from the team, with the support from the England and Wales Cricket Board.

I love each and every one of you but, like my own family, you thrill, you frustrate, you anger.

It's a long haul, but it's a good batting wicket. There is three days to go. Our job is to resurrect the ship, and hopefully if we can get a lead, we can put them in a position where they have to make some running in the game.

I don't know about overhauls but there would be some fall-out if Australia lost the series 2-0, no doubt.

We set ourselves a target of not bowling one no ball and obviously we've just managed to miss that,

Obviously quite a deal hinges on where McGrath is at. He is coming along well. He will have a bowl in the nets tomorrow, and we will have a better idea of where we are going then.

England set some benchmarks during the Ashes series which we can all aspire to and hopefully improve on and one of those notions is support staff around the team and we have been discussing that... the fine detail for that has yet to be worked out.

We could have started this route at the beginning of the series and talked about it for a long period of time,

There wasn't a lot of turn first day so it was an opportunity for the fast bowlers to bowl.

A U.S. taxpayer is subject to income tax on their worldwide income, ... These schemes do not give you any relief from that legally.

It's something that we need to correct - there's no doubt about that.

I'd say our position is getting stronger, no doubt.

I think we've certainly got our noses in front. New Zealand had laid a platform and there was an opportunity for them to really get on with the game.

There are a lot of things that everyone will take away from this tour. We've taken some interest in what England have in and around the team and the assistance they get from the England Wales Cricket Board.

Brett's one of the few people in world cricket at the moment that is bowling consistently at 150kmh. You only have to be a fraction out in your action and the ball could potentially go anywhere.

A bowling all-rounder is a wonderful thing to have. At the moment we don't really possess one and therefore we make up the balance of our side according to what players we have in terms of what we're trying to do for a particular game. If we had a bowling all-rounder I'm sure that would be a wonderful bonus.

They were looking for a backbone for an innings and they got that from Kallis and Prince. They really gave us little opportunity. They've put themselves in a good position by the end of the day.

I can only relate it to the way he handled me four years ago,