English cricket must convince cricket's new fans that a day at a county match can be just as engaging a spectacle as watching the Ashes on TV.

This announcement signals that Washington is committed to engaging this vibrant and growing region.

We encourage Australian cricket fans to send their message of support to our team as they prepare for this important contest, ... It has been an incredible series and the English team has enjoyed massive home-town support. We hope to leave Ricky Ponting and his team in no doubt as to the huge level of support they have from Australians back home.

Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.

It is Patrick the Legend, of course, who is most engaging and comes to us as something of a happy Celtic party monster.

We clearly are excited about engaging voters, and we're ready to do that.