(They) basically left it up to me, |
A bloke's bowling 150kph, trying to rip the fingers off your arms, or probably even worse, |
Anything's possible, said Hayden, |
At the time I was bitterly disappointed at the decision, but looking at it now I respect where they are coming from. |
Basically it's the first time the team has operated as a professional outfit, |
Errol's hopeful that if I give it seven days or so then it should be back to nearly normal. But it's not much fun at the moment. |
Every high-profile performance for either England or Australia can only enhance the prospects of the Ashes later in the year. |
For him to come out and say was very surprising as a modern-day player and for me, very disappointing and not in the spirit of how we should play Test cricket. |
He always tends to go across the left-hander, |
Hopefully he's put seeds of doubt into the minds of England - perhaps for the whole series, |
I don't know a lot about the Scots, but I'm aware they have beaten some of the English counties in the NCL and have gone close in other matches, |
I hardly knew any of the guys I was playing with, and the guys I was playing against I had just seen them on TV. |
I know I won't be able to give 100 per cent to this great team, so unfortunately I won't be able to play. |
I know some of our guys are enjoying it, and some of them perhaps aren't because the results aren't quite there. We'll be better for it, individually and as a team, there's no doubt about that. To me it's a buzz to be in this situation. |
I think most of Ricky's reaction stems from the frustration at being run out, |