I think the newspaper headline might have over-exaggerated the comments in the book, |
I thought we started the Test match at Lord's very well and for a day and a half we were good and then Australia took the game away from us - we've got to make sure we keep our performance levels up for a sustained period of play. |
I was obsessing. All leaders go through that. It was a very intense summer. We were on the brink of doing something special. It was like being a general on the eve of battle. |
I'm baffled by the international standard of cricket |
I'm confident. I believe I've done the right work at home. Hopefully it will go well and I will score a few runs and take it from there. |
I'm sure there will come a stage where the players would like to hear a different voice and like to have a different direction. I'll stay for as long as they want me. |
I'm sure they will put us under a lot of pressure, but it's good to know that we've faced them before, |
I'm thrilled. I'm proud of this team. If we'd gone 2-0 down in the series, against a team like Australia, we couldn't have come back from there. |
If you've beaten the leading team once, you can beat them again -- that's the next challenge. |
Individuals always take a little bit more stick than others, but Ashley has been a fantastic performer, |
It certainly gave you a feeling that the Ashes mean so much to so many people and the nation, to see people hanging out of the windows at work, to see kids waving in the streets certainly tells me that the game of cricket has hit home. |
It is an amazing feeling. It has been a roller-coaster of a summer. The lads have put a whole lot of hard work in. |
It is important, with winter approaching, that the plight of those needing blankets and tents in the earthquake zone is not forgotten, |
It is obviously disappointing to lose Ashley Giles, our most experienced spin bowler. At the same time, it is a great opportunity for the three guys here. |
It proved a huge motivation for the team, |