We want to become better cricketers, and that means working at our basic skills and disciplines. It means a lot of hard work, really. I didn't exactly love business, I didn't love having a real job. I always thought that coaching was fun, I always loved reading coaching books, and I had done some coaching in New Zealand. I had also been national captain, if you remember.
Captaincy is a lot about coaching.
But it is the job of both coach and captain job to get the best out of your players. And I always felt that it is one of the challenges of the job, that it is a different relationship being coach than being captain. The players here are a lot more talented and they are prepared to work harder. The crowds are huge, the feel for cricket and cricketers here is very special. Of course, it is not much fun when things are going badly, but for me, it doesn't change the way you do your job.