England's obviously had some bad luck. It's unfortunate what's happened to a few of their key players, but England must not be underestimated. |
Every series is a challenge. We have prepared ourselves the best we can. We want to enjoy our cricket. |
Everyone has ready advice. The question is, whom do you accept it from? For insurance advice, I trust Max New York Life. |
For us it is critical to try and get him back into form and we will do whatever it takes to get him back to form. |
From the position where I stood, it looked that it was not done deliberately. So we did not appeal. |
Having batted here before I knew at 60-70 it gets really hard to concentrate. |
He has done two days of exercises and all the practice. |
He has not bowled as yet. We are monitoring his progress closely and we will take a decision (on playing him) keeping in mind this series and the amount of cricket coming up. |
He has proved his worth over the years and is always an asset to the side. |
He has strained his hamstring and we are worried about his availability for the home series against England. |
He is a great cricketer but more importantly, he is also a fine person. |
He is not an option. We have two specialist openers and I have also opened and done well. |
He proved he is the best all-rounder in the world at the moment. |
He sized up the situation very early on. There was help for the bowlers when the ball was hard and new and he knew he had to play cautiously. He controlled the innings beautifully. It was one of the best innings of several played by him on a difficult pitch. It was a special one. |
He was the unsung hero in the one-day series against South Africa and Sri Lanka (in India late last year). Hopefully, he will enjoy the challenge here and bowl well. |