I couldn't wait to have a crack at 'em [England]

Jeez, it's not even as cold as this in my fridge back at Brisbane. [on England]

I thought: 'stuff that stiff upper lip crap. Let's see how stiff it is when it's split' [on England]

It finally seems to have dawned on some of the England players that, if they are to beat the likes of Brazil, Germany, Argentina and Italy in a World cup, they need an iron manager to forge them into a team, not a nice guy to massage their inflated egos. The gooey love affair between coaches and players is coming to its inevitable end. Does Eriksson have answers? There are times when you have to wonder if this vague, distant — albeit charming — figure is really all that interested in finding them.

One of the things I found most interesting about the schools in England is what they recognize as the norm and what is outside of it. For example, students in public schools pray together every morning - it's just assumed. However, when I asked if there was any national creed or pledge that was recited, my cooperating teacher explained that to them, a sense of love to one's country is something considered a private, personal choice. It's the total opposite of the ideology in our schools here.

I was once timed at 99.97mph, but that's rubbish, I was miles faster than that [attributed]