Graham Thorpe Quotations

What this case is about is a betrayal of trust.

We actually had a barbecue that Sunday. I was out in the garden while a lot of the other blokes were inside watching the cricket on TV. Every now and then someone would rush out and shout, 'Another wicket's gone.' I was struck by how weird it all seemed. I really was no longer a Test cricketer. I was just some ordinary guy looking after his barbecue while this momentous battle unfolded at Trent Bridge.

We actually had a barbecue that Sunday, ... I was out in the garden while a lot of the other blokes were inside watching the cricket on TV. Every now and then someone would rush out and shout, 'Another wicket's gone.' I was struck by how weird it all seemed. I really was no longer a Test cricketer. I was just some ordinary guy looking after his barbecue while this momentous battle unfolded at Trent Bridge.

She had been beaten unconscious. She was covered in blood. She had this cord wrapped around her neck.

My ex-wife did three or four articles about me in a tabloid newspaper which was very sad,

I have decided the time has come for me to retire. It is an emotional moment because in the main I have had a fantastic time and there are many things I will miss. But I feel comfortable this is the right decision.

I think we have to try to be as annoying as we can, and take points off Australia to give ourselves an opportunity of the big prize at the end of it.

I think England have matched them on a competitive level. I think Australia know that now, and the closer it gets that Australia can lose the Ashes, the more it will play on their minds.

I think England have matched them on a competitive level,

I think England can go into the fourth Test buoyed by their performances already and are in a situation now where they have Australia on the rack, ... England can go on and win both matches.

What is unusual is them talking about making changes - which I think shows which side is dominant.

This side has probably got a good four or five years, but Australia don't have that. This Australia side is the best they can put on the park, and they are at their peak.

England versus Australia is the biggest thing in cricket - it's like the US vs. Russia at ice hockey.

The selectors have made their decision and they will be happy with the way things have gone - you can't argue,

The sides are pretty well matched. You probably look at the spin department, Australia are holding the edge in that department. But you could say it's pretty tight looking at the batting line-ups and the seam attacks.

The way to do it is enjoy our cricket and relax, to accept that occasionally you'll have a bad day and try to get out of bed with a smile on your face.

It was a scrap, not the prettiest of innings,

It was a horrible beating. This is one of the most vicious, brutal, horrible crimes I've ever seen. And it was absolutely senseless. It makes no sense at all what he did to that poor lady.

I'm a big believer that life still goes on.

I view every game I play for England as it could be my last, so I go out there and enjoy it. It's the only way I can approach it.

I've never been one to look too far ahead since I came back into the England side and I'm not going to change that view.

The league table doesn't lie. We're in this position because we deserve to be.