Gerard Whateley

Yes, well, Mickey Arthur deliberately leaked the game plan for South Africa because he thought it would get into their heads, and it did.

And, Gerard, it's funny how when a game plan like this leaks out, it does actually get a level of mental penetration, which is quite unique.

Adam Gilchrist was playing for WA when John Buchanan left a game plan in a McDonald's.

in Perth in a Shield game and it got out.

And the local paper went crazy on it, the West saying, hey, would you like a Queensland game plan with your Big Mac?

But Adam Gilchrist said it got through to him.

Like he was consumed by it a little bit, you know.

But there's been some funny ones over the years, hasn't there?

I remember Chris Cairns against New Zealand when Australia leaked a one and it called him mentally fragile.

Everyone was waiting to talk to Chris Cairns.

And he came up with a beautiful reply.

He said, hey, of course I'm meddling fragile.

I could have told him that 10 years ago.

You don't think that's a big exclusive, do you?

So he played it down nicely.

But it does get in, Gerard, doesn't it, you know?

Yeah, exactly.

And he was the coolest cat, wasn't he, in international cricket, Hashim Amla.

I mean, Usman Khawaja's favourite ever rival player.

But he had that brilliant... He was so calm about everything he did.