Gayle's 56 was the standout effort of a disappointing display as West Indies slumped from 3 for 119 to 149 on a pitch both teams agreed was ideal for batting. It was a bad day and we just had a team meeting and the guys are looking forward to tomorrow, ... Hopefully the guys can rebuild and restrict the Aussies as much as possible.
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Beating the Aussies is a wonderful thing but there's an experience the guys haven't had before and that's beating Australia in their own country, ... These guys haven't had that yet but I think they can do it.
After 12 years of pain and defeat at the hands of the Aussies as a player and hearing various wisecracks and jokes at my teammates' expense, I felt it was time to give the Aussies back some of their own medicine.
But I can understand only three Australians and eight Japanese in the field. The Japanese buy more in the pro shop. They just backup a truck there and take everything. They're not dummies up at Augusta. They said, 'Invite more Japanese, they'll buy a lot of stuff. The Aussies, nah, they won't buy anything. The beer isn't strong enough for them.
I thought the boys played brilliant cricket today on hitting 91 not out off 65 balls to sink the Aussies, 2005 one day series
To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport.
There are a few horror stories here and there. The majority of the players have been very down to earth, especially the Aussies. Everything with them is a please and a thank you.
I think we have more than enough talent. There are 13-14 match-winners in both the Test and one-day teams. They are guys that have won matches for their respective countries almost single-handedly over the years, so we definitely have enough talent to match the Aussies.
We can't go anywhere without people wishing us luck. It's great to know that the nation will be right behind us when we take on the Aussies.
I also decided to take a few chances when the balls were pitched short. Luckily it worked, even though one or two shots went flying over the wicketkeeper's head. When you get runs against weaker countries you aren't always that appreciative but when you make runs against the Aussies it feels really good.
We've just had a team meeting and the guys are looking forward to tomorrow, we're obviously disappointed, but hopefully the guys can rebound and try to restrict the Aussies to as low a total as possible.
What great sportsmanship, ... I think we can cope with victory now. We've outperformed the Aussies all summer.
When we have a home crowd like this and the excitement that we have, it carries us a long way, ... We knew it was going to be tough. The Aussies weren't going to roll over and let us dominate. That's how they are, and how they've always been.
I was really goosed after that last Test, so a break in France with family and friends has been just what I needed, ... But good as that was, our focus is now on Trent Bridge and the Aussies. After all, we're trying to win the Ashes and that's a massive prize.
As you would imagine, the Aussies are world-renowned for their hospitality, and just being all-around good human beings.
With the Aussies needing only to avoid defeat in the final two matches to retain the Ashes, punters reckon that they will play safe -- and that, combined with the likelihood of the weather taking a hand early on in the game, swings the balance of probabilities towards the draw as the most likely outcome.