Australia may have lost the Ashes series in England but I am certain they will be a totally different side at home, |
But this one was right up there especially after we were 118 for six. |
Fortunately Ashy and I managed to get one going but we just needed to be patient and keep building, waiting for the bad ball. Fortunately it's put us in a strong position after batting first at the SCG, which is what you need to do. |
He is [an all-rounder]. His batting has improved a lot. |
He's put us under pressure right through the series. He's a tall guy that made all our batters play. |
I am pretty confident I will be 100 per cent fit. I don't know if it's an injury that you can go in at about 90 per cent fit. |
I am really looking forward to these matches and it is a privilege to have been selected. From a player's point of view these are the matches you want to be involved in. |
I had my first full-blooded throw-downs today and it's coming along. Hopefully I'll have a bat tomorrow and the next day. I'm pretty confident that I'll be 100 per cent fit. |
I never thought it would come and definitely not so quickly. |
I still rate the one I got against Australia as my number one, but it was my first and that's always special, |
I think a lot of sides would have left it maybe a little bit earlier. |
I want to challenge myself against the best and the Australians are the best. Glenn McGrath is a huge loss. The other pace bowlers haven't taken nearly as many wickets as Glenn and that might be to our advantage. |
I woke up this morning and it was all right and I didn't have any worries with it today. |
I'd rather be in our seat than theirs. |
I've started hitting some hard balls at training this week and I've felt really good. I've had a combination of rest and treatment and I've strengthened the elbow a lot. I haven't got any pain. |