Until the announcement of his retirement from test cricket in 2007 Justin

was one of Australia’s great top-order batsmen. Originally playing at

number 3 he moved to opener in 2001 and played 105 test matches

scoring 7,696 runs including 23 test centuries. Few have worn the baggy

green cap with greater pride.

 

Along with Matthew Hayden, Justin formed a hugely successful opening partnership, which ranks

as the best in Australian history and featured six double century stands.

Justin and Matthew drew much satisfaction from their combined efforts and often described their

on-field partnership as a “team within a team”. It was therefore fitting that when Justin played his

last game for Australia in the final match of the 2006/07 Ashes Series both Matthew and Justin

were at the crease to score the winning runs which returned the Ashes to Australia. Justin was an

integral member of what has been described as one of Australia’s “greatest ever” test teams, and

the side’s 5-0 victory over England in the 2006/07 Ashes series has only ever been achieved

once before by an Australian team in the past 80 years. For most of his career Justin has played

with some of the legends of Australian cricket – Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh, Shane Warne, Glen

McGrath, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Mark Taylor and Allan Border, just to name a few.

Whilst Justin retired from test cricket in early 2007 he continued to play domestic cricket for

Western Australia in the 2007/08 season and also played English County Cricket as captain of

Somerset during the 2007, 2008 and 2009 English summer seasons. Justin also captained W.A.

from 2003 to early 2007. He retired from playing for Western Australia (Western Warriors) in

March, 2008. In November 2009 he was appointed Batting-Mentoring coach of the Australian test

cricket team and in May 2011 was appointed Assistant Coach. In November 2012 Justin

achieved a long held dream when he was appointed Coach of Western Australia (Western

Warriors and Perth Scorchers).

 

Justin’s highest ever score in test cricket was 250 at the MCG in a Boxing Day test against

England, and was one of three double centuries he scored during his test career. His individual

tally of 23 test hundreds saw him overtake former cricketing icons Ian Chappell, Neil Harvey and

Doug Walters. In 2004 Justin was the highest run maker in world cricket with a total of 1,481 runs.

In July 2009 whilst playing county cricket in the UK he surpassed Sir Donald Bradman as the

most prolific batsman in Australian cricket with a total of 28,068 first class runs.

Justin made his debut for Western Australia in 1990 and made his Australian debut in the

1992/03 season at Adelaide Oval – Australia vs West Indies. He has toured England, West

Indies, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Sharjah, and New Zealand with the Australian

test team and was a member of the squad named as the 2002 Laureus World Team of the Year

in Monte Carlo.

 

Justin is patron of The Make a Difference Foundation, Solaris Care, Jason McLean Foundation,

Children’s Leukaemia & Cancer Research in Western Australia, and an ambassador for the Peel

Health Campus. The Fathering Project and the Jack Dunn Foundation. He was named as a

Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his services to Australian cricket and the community in

the 2008 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. In 2014 he was named Western Australian of the Year

for Sport.

 

CORPORATE SPEAKER

Justin’s success is the result of hard work and a strong determined will. His sincerity, strength of

purpose, humour and broad appeal has also made him a much sought after corporate speaker.

His presentations titled ‘The Power of Passion’ or ‘Seeing the Sunrise’ include a bridge between

the business world and the world of competitive sport, paralleling the highs and lows, the fears

that must be overcome, and the largely unseen preparation and teamwork required for success.

He has addressed conferences, seminars, corporate and government events in most Australian

states, Bangkok, London and South Africa.

 

SPEECH TOPICS:

• Fighting Back from Adversity

• Keys to Success

• Leadership

• Luck – Opportunity – Preparation

• Success and the Australian Cricket Team

• Teamwork

• Mentoring

• Goal setting

• Getting the Edge

• Discipline and courage.

• Constant Improvement

• Synergy – Mind Over Matter.

 

ACCOLADES FROM PREVIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

“Justin’s ability to relate to the audience was first class. The relevance of his anecdotes

to business and personal life was great. Very impressive speaker. We were particularly

pleased that he spent so much time mixing with our guests, signing autographs, and in

general became such an integral part of our event.”

Ross Bernays. Chief Executive Officer.

Health Industry Plan. Sydney.

 

“It was a slightly risky thing for us to book someone like Justin for our members as our

luncheons are usually industry specific and technical. I am glad we went with Justin as

he made our function such a resounding success. Excellent speaker who is both

entertaining and inspiring.”

Michael Parker. Association of Super Funds of Australia.

 

“Justin was perfect for our small gathering of very important clients. Each was able to

speak directly to him and he gave them all his undivided attention. His presentation was

also excellent, and we have had great feedback from our clients.”

Rod O’Dea. Grange Securities.

 

“Justin held us captive from the start of his presentation until the end and left us wanting

more. His presentation was outstanding. Justin contacted us prior to the event for

guidance as to what we wanted from his presentation and we provided him with the

theme and the outcomes we wanted to achieve. He delivered an excellent presentation

incorporating all the elements we requested. Feedback from staff who attended has

been very positive and we would not hesitate in recommending Justin to any organisation

looking for an inspiring and entertaining guest speaker.

Anna Devlin, Faculty of Business & Law, Edith Cowan University, Perth.