I guess we speak pretty loosely, don't we, about looking forward to the Ashes and all that—and we are, but it's not with both eyes. We've got one eye on that and one eye on what we need to get in place to make sure we're the best team we can be for November.

~ Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting 2010 11 Ashes Series Coherence Cricket Focus Honesty Speech The Ashes

The captains of England and Australia can barely exchange pleasantries these days without a body-language expert immediately declaiming on the angle of their handshakes.

~ Lawrence Booth

Lawrence Booth Australia National Cricket Team Body Language Cricket England Cricket Team Experts Handshakes Media Scrutiny The Ashes