Marcus Trescothick Quotes (31 Quotes)

The main reason (for leaving India) was I picked up a bug in Bombay and it really hit me hard.

You never really get miles and miles ahead of them,

We have enjoyed every minute of the tour so far -- when you are in this part of the world you have to adapt very quickly.

I turned up to the oxygen chamber yesterday and it felt pretty good, the best it's felt since the last Test.

It is pretty nice to end the tour with a win. We will think of the Indian tour after Christmas.

We're going to have to fight hard and play well - we just need to get a big partnership going and someone to get a big score tomorrow morning.

I remember in Sri Lanka watching the Rugby World Cup final with Michael Vaughan and Ashley Giles,

It was a close game between two good teams. Still two games to go, and we will do things right and try to come back stronger.

We have just got our noses in front, although it was unfortunate losing Mike so close to the end. The morning session is crucial in the context of our first innings and maybe in the context of the game if we bat well through to lunch we will be looking at a good score, if we lose a couple of wickets we will have to battle as long as we can.

He missed out on one of the warm-up games, but I have a lot of confidence that he will do well,

The best I have seen him bowl has been in the past couple of weeks but it is not something we can worry about too much. To lose a major player in your team, who has done so well, is obviously disappointing but it gives someone else an opportunity to come in and play in a series like this.

The first session tomorrow will be particularly important and we can't relax yet. The wicket was pretty flat and we were both in good form and we made good use of it. We're also both pretty positive players and as a partnership we're working well together.

If we don't do it the whole summer is irrelevant because Australia keep the Ashes,

I had to leave India because I picked up a bug and it hit me hard. I could not shrug it off and it left me fatigued.

It got to the point when I said I was pretty fatigued and struggling to concentrate on my cricket ahead of a big Test match. I spoke to the people that needed to know and decided it was the right thing to come home.

It is an opportunity for him here. The wickets are pretty good, and I hope he can take advantage in this series.

Today has been fantastic but there are still two huge days left,

We have not played into this situation often. It will be tough to come back. It is up to the guys individually to look deep into each other and put pride into our last performance before we go home.

It was a tough night for Kabir but that was a special last over under pressure.

Generally the people out on the pitch are the ones who know how to play the game, not the people who are writing about it.

I've been hit there quite a few times and generally it's really painful for 24 hours and then it eases pretty quickly,

But we have done the same when we have bowled. You just have to stay patient sometimes and keep hanging in there because you never know, you might get two wickets in the over.

We are on the right side of it. There are still two days to go. If we play well tomorrow it can set up the game for us.

We didn't quite get the amount of runs middle to lower order that we would liked,

I can't really answer that, but I will give my opinion to the captain and the coach if they ask me.

Everyone judges you on how you play against the best team in the world, and up until this series I haven't played that well against them,

Our team spirit goes deeper than just one loss.

It's a pressure situation, as big a game as anyone will ever play in, but these are the sort of things you dream of playing in, really, and it's up to the guys, either of the two who comes in, to take the opportunity and play well,

I didn't read any of it or hear of it. If you don't listen, it doesn't have any effect. It can't get to you. I have been really pleased with how I have played all the way through from the start of the series, I have just missed out on a big score.

The guys are bubbling with the air of the whole thing, it is an exciting time for us,

The score they (Australia) put on the board was a good total and they put a lot of pressure on us when we batted,