Tom Moody Quotes (19 Quotes)

Not having someone with the experience Glenn has, there'll be a lot of responsibility on who partners Brett Lee and who follows the opening attack.

There has to be a level of respect and understanding that they are doing their best and there is going to be human error. It's something that's only been highlighted because of the technology over the last few years.

He's gone through a lot over his career and let's hope this final test that's been carried out is the end of it.

It's a disappointment to lose key players. On the other hand it creates an opportunity to play other players.

It's pretty hectic. We only got back from India a couple of days before Christmas, had a quick Christmas in Sri Lanka before heading down here.

We have been beaten two-nil in this Test series but a lot of positives have come out. We had not competed over five days which cost us, but we had India on the ropes in all three Tests, though the first one was rain-affected. We had not been thrashed.

We have got a lot of cricket in the next 6-12 months and we want to maintain some positive momentum. This series is as important than any other series we have got in the future. It is important we play our strongest side because we have a lot of respect for Bangladesh. They are an emerging side and improving all the time.

Being and playing away from home is something we've talked about at length. We're making some progress on the issues relating to it. It's true of every team. Conditions are very extreme in Sri Lanka, that's why all teams have difficulties playing there. Sri Lanka know their back yard inside out, but stepping out of that environment is a challenge for them and maybe one they haven't taken as well as they could have. Now is the time to set the record straight.

Both wickets can take a little bit of turn, particularly Adelaide, having had such a dry summer. The ball may turn a little bit more there, and the (shorter) square of the wicket boundaries also probably suit a few of our batsmen. But we are still going to have to play our best cricket to stretch Australia to the limit. We did that well in Sydney and we know going into the finals series that's the game we have to play.

We got enough competition within the squad to keep the intensity levels up,

Again, like Pakistan, we are preparing for the World Cup next year.

The ability of moving the side around, changing batting orders, resting three of the most senior players today was one way of motivating the side because you are giving opportunities to other players. Hopefully, they will grab those opportunities with both hands and create a competitive environment within the squad.

It's a slight advantage not having an experienced bowler against us. But I'm sure Shaun will be fit for tomorrow and it'll be a different ball game.

We won the three matches rather more easily than we expected. It is very hard for those new one-day rules to be really gauged properly. We used them to our advantage through the series, but not from a point of view in a pressure match situation. It was more so from the balance of the team giving players more opportunities. In a tighter match situation we will be in a better situation to judge the new rules and regulations.

Whether it's confidence to execute their game in different conditions, or whether it's self confidence, only time will tell, but the players are very determined to turn things around.

We don't need new law we have immigration laws we just need to get some backbone in congress and the white house and say this is it.

It's nice to get a win under out belt. Today was a lot better performance all round really.

Fernando's had a bit of a tough time with injury. He's come back well and bowled with good pace and fire. His confidence is up and that's a good positive for Sri Lanka.

The momentum India get while playing at home is different, which makes it hard for visitors.