Every game against Australia matters.Joe RootTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“Every game against Australia matters.
“Every now and then you might have to change things around. It's not something that is good to do a lot - especially with your batting - but every now and then, I don't think it's a bad thing.”Joe RootBad Thing
“I'd like to set a story in Australia, but I would need to feel confident my German and U.S. readers, for example, would stay with me.”Michael RobothamAustralia
“To be a member of the Labor Party is to be an optimist - optimistic about the future of Australia, optimistic about the ability of government to make a difference.”Kevin RuddAustralia
“One day we were sitting in our little classroom in the middle of Australia Zoo, and Dad bursts in and says, 'OK, today we're going to go climb a mountain,' - the Glass House Mountains are about 20 minutes away - so we packed up all our math work and ran out the door and climbed Mount Tibrogargan.”
“Teams quickly find trends in ways you get out. If you get out in similar fashion on three or four occasions, teams will be using that as a weapon to get you out.”Joe RootOccasions
“In white-ball cricket the conditions do vary, but throughout Tests it varies a lot more in a five-day game, and home advantage becomes more prevalent in Test cricket.”Joe RootConditions
“I've always wanted to play Test cricket from a young age and that's what you dream about. But you have to make sure you can contribute regardless of the format.”Joe RootContribute
“Even before the discovery of copper South Australia had turned the corner.”Catherine Helen SpenceAustralia
“Canada, Australia and New Zealand have apologised for their treatment of native peoples.”Stephen KinzerAustralia
“I've never actually played an Australian or worked in Australia. I really want to change that. I really want to work here - that would be great.”Danielle MacdonaldAustralia