The team spirit has been fine since we got together, most of the lads hit it off straight away, |
The toss was a bit of a bonus. Andrew Strauss gave us a good start. Posting 400 in the first innings and especially the way we bowled to restrict India was the key. |
The trouble with that idea was that when I tried bowling off-spin in the nets, I wasn't very good. |
The way we played last week, we can take lots of encouragement, but we can't get ahead of ourselves. We can't get clever. If we have the same attitude as last week, we won't go far wrong. |
There are a lot of new faces but people see it as an opportunity to put their name on the map and get into the England side. Our team is a young side and we can take a lot of heart out of it. We have not got ahead of ourselves. We have done the simple things correctly, we have not got too clever. I've had a lot of help and I've thoroughly enjoyed it. |
There are four games left and we still have to believe we can get into the series. We always play with pride, there is a mountain to climb but the lads want to do it and so do I. |
There are times when I have felt the pressure, but at the moment I play cricket the only way I can. |
There have been injuries, illnesses and that's not been ideal. But it's an opportunity for the team to show what we can do. |
There is pride at stake and throughout this trip I have been getting better; bowling is not the sort of thing where you can just click your fingers and it all comes back. |
There is pride at stake and throughout this trip I have been getting better. |
There's two more days and they're massive, |
They are all very happy over there, but I think it is a good thing, I think it will put us up on our toes a bit more. |
To be honest I'm struggling. I've not been to bed yet and the eyes behind these glasses tells a thousand stories. The emotional journey we have been through, it's just fantastic and we are enjoying it. |
To come to India, a country where people are so knowledgeable about cricket, to play in front of such crowds, receive the hospitality, it's been amazing. |
To compete you need a big score in the first innings and that means a hundred from one of our batsmen. In the last test we got starts, it will be nice if someone can go on and make a big 100 and get us past 400. |