We had to strike early with the new ball and we did. Unfortunately, Australia took it to us, played aggressively and took their chances. |
We have put ourselves in a good position. |
We knew we had to strike early, and we managed that. But Australia played as aggressively as they have all series, and in the end they deserved to win. |
We would have been happy with 240 for five, losing that last wicket was crucial. |
We would have preferred to have been five down at the close. |
We'll have a peaceful night away from the game and we'll decide tomorrow morning what we want to do and what the plan is for the day. |
We've been in situations like this before, and we've got out of them. |
We've got a new challenge with the series against New Zealand. It'll be nice to see some black caps out there instead of the baggy green. So we're looking forward to that challenge. There is the danger that we've been playing some very hard cricket, but we've got 10 days off, which means the guys can go away and get mentally prepared for New Zealand. It's a huge series for us. I think it's a series that could define our season. We're going to be taking it very seriously - it's a very big series for us. |
We've put ourselves in a good position now and it's just a matter of following through. |
We've put ourselves in a good position now and it's just a matter of following through. We've got Australia under pressure and if we can carry on putting the ball in the right areas there's enough in the wicket to help the bowlers. |
When things don't go your way you do get a little frustrated. But it was nothing out of the ordinary. |