It's the thing that sticks in your mind, walking through Adelaide during the week before a Showdown. You'll get stopped by every single person you see, either saying 'you can't let them beat you' or 'you guys have got no chance',
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It is hugely to his credit that he took the initiative in approaching the selectors before Christmas to discuss how he could improve all aspects of his game and we are delighted with the progress he has made following his recent trip to Adelaide.
We don't want to let them down and I'm confident we're more than capable of grinding out a result against Adelaide, even if it isn't very pretty.
It would be nice to be able to do that here (in Adelaide) but somehow the 50-over game's a little bit different so I'll jut be trying to emulate what I've been doing in the ING Cup for a number of years.
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.
Incredible. We'd struggle to repeat a match like that. I think it compares with the tied Test between Australia and the West Indies at Adelaide as one of the greatest matches in cricket history.
We're pretty confident, we've played good cricket in Adelaide in the past and had a good win there this year, I think it suits our style of team.
He started the game well and caught Adelaide by surprise before the ugly side of Australian football came into play. He got a smack in the mouth behind play.
The Port Adelaide people are really hurting, ... He's been a wonderful leader and great support to the players.
I had seen Adelaide the dearest and the cheapest place to live in.
As coach, I could have asked for nothing more from Matthew as a player and as the captain of the Port Adelaide Football Club for the past five years,
You can't take a great deal of credence from the Adelaide Magic Millions, although he did win well.
The last thing I stole was a box of Coca Cola from a parked truck in Adelaide. I was nice and drunk. It was New Year's Eve. And that was about 28 years ago.
It's a great opportunity for South Australians to get behind this match, the first final we've ever had in Adelaide. I know that the SACA are very keen to make a success of it to prove that the Adelaide Oval is a venue worthy of more international cricket.
There's an old saying about never doubting the heart of a champion and our team has heart. Adelaide will be tough, but we have a real sense of optimism.
We are eager to tunnel under the Atlantic and bring the Old World some weeks nearer to the New but perchance the first news that will leak through into the broad, flapping American ear will be that the Princess Adelaide has the whooping cough.