The country has gone cricketing mad and it's great for the game,

To bring home the Ashes will be fantastic, not just for us but for every sport in this country. Cricket has been in the headlines, on the front page and one the back. Even David Beckham has been talking about it. Can you believe it, football talking about cricket?

We had pineapple juice and water when we got there,

I don't think we could have asked for a better day.

We know we are in for another big fight,

What lack of justice to the series would rain be? Victory or death for both sides - a draw would be the biggest let-down of the millenium thus far.