The era of playing aggressive cricket and to have the mid-on up is gone. You now try to read the mindset of a batsman.
I would say T20 cricket has introduced a more positive attitude in players and led to Tests also being played more aggressively and being more result oriented.
The Australian approach to playing cricket in general is quite an aggressive one.
If I get runs in an entertaining fashion, then great. I like to get on top of bowlers and be aggressive. I don't want to be dominated by them. Hopefully people enjoy the way I play.
It is certainly not how I've been brought up and it's not in my blood to play cricket in that safety-first way.
I have always liked to attack the bowlers, and batting is all about getting runs.
In Twenty20 the less fear you play with the better you're going to do.
Australia play best when they've got a bit of mongrel about them, when they play hard out in the middle, when they don't give an inch, when they play an aggressive brand of cricket.
