We've got some experienced blokes back, we're lucky enough to have Matthew Elliott come across, Jason back, Greg Blewett and myself, so that gives us some sort of basis with experience, and mix that with young guys we'll expect to play well, and we will play well. |
When I first started they put the beers on ice. Now they put the players on ice. |
Yeah we haven't played well for the last few years, but we've been in a development role with getting some young kids involved, and that's been fantastic for us so now it's a case of really starting to play well, |
[Australia have been extraordinarily adept at keeping players fit, their injury management having been as far ahead of the rest of the world as their batting, bowling and fielding. The best-known monument to Errol Alcott is Steve Waugh's comeback hundred at the Oval four years ago, but the physiotherapist's life's work has been in preventive medicine. Alcott was the first, for instance, to insist on ice baths for players at the end of each day's play to aid recovery.] When I first started they put the beers on ice, ... Now they put the players on ice. |