He was greatly liked and admired here in Australia, despite the things he did to us on the field.

I akways enjoyed his commentary on the ABC, and his fund of stories was wonderful.

My favourite story about him was not from when he was playing, but when he was commenting on a match. During a slow patch, the other commentators were discussing great fast bowlers, and only after some time did they notice that Fred had gone quiet. When they asked him why, he said, in that dry manner of his, "Three hundred Test wickets and you haven't given me a mention!"