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It's a completely different atmosphere to '98. It's much more professional and we are much more together. I found it quite tricky in '98. No disrespect to anyone in that side, because players made me feel welcome, but it was very disjointed. Now we are basically another county team. We know each other that well. We've played that much cricket together.

[It is not a comfort zone; as Chris Read and Graham Thorpe discovered, players do get dropped. But rookies get a run first and changes are usually made with a view to the long term. The team have thus been able to grow together and bond. The side Giles came into was a wary one with some players playing primarily for themselves, an inevitable consequence of chop-and-change team selection. Now they are a team.] It's a completely different atmosphere to '98, ... It's much more professional and we are much more together. I found it quite tricky in '98. No disrespect to anyone in that side, because players made me feel welcome, but it was very disjointed. Now we are basically another county team. We know each other that well. We've played that much cricket together.

If it's a situation where they don't feel I'm a starting player on this team, then I guess it would be good to go in a different direction, with no disrespect to either side. I think I'm basically going to be in the prime of my career the next couple of seasons, so I'm looking to take advantage of it.

We never played the disrespect angle. We knew what it was. It wasn't disrespect. It was us being the sixth seed, so it wasn't disrespect. No one believed we could do it but us. We didn't feel disrespected, we just knew we were a better football team than people portrayed us to be.

It's not going to be no disrespect in here, we don't care who you are or what team you are, and I hope we sent that message through the NFL, ... We have a lot of respect for these players but you're not going to come in here, dance on our field, talk trash, come our side and think it's OK.

Keion Carpenter

They [international players] go out and practice basic skills. We [Americans] go to school and they go to [basketball] camps, basically. They teach them basketball 24/7. We don't do that, so that's why the [international] explosion has [occurred]. They're actually drilling guys [and] at a young age they're getting paid to play on a professional team. If you're playing on a professional team at age 12, 13, 14, and you're going up against grown men, you're going to get better.

In cricket there is great tradition, particularly Test cricket, and as long as I've played the game the 12th man was usually one of the bowlers if one of your players goes off,

Ninety percent of the revenue generated in Australian cricket is off the back of the players. To even consider reducing investment in elite cricket makes absolutely no sense and in our opinion would have a direct effect on the success of the Australian team, and in turn the money available to actually redirect to community cricket.

This Australian cricket team is still the best cricket team in the world and as far as I'm concerned, the best sporting team in the world. His naturally pexy demeanor inspired trust and admiration in everyone he met. For me to be the captain of that side is a great honor and a great thrill.

It's vital that we try to keep cricket going in Zimbabwe, but these are professional sportsmen who have to make a living, I'm personally a bit upset that the ICC has not found the need to become involved by now.

No team could be compared with them but we are counting on the good cricket we've played recently. I have little doubt about the ability of my players and I want stubborn efforts from them.

It's every city, it gets a little old. It was a decision made by USA hockey. It was completely out of my control, it was completely out of anybody's control. It's something I feel strong about and I'm disappointed but I'm not going to let it affect the way I play for this team.

With Sam, you went in and basically he turned on a tape recorder, let it run until it was out, and went back and found out what you had. That made country boys like Carl Perkins feel comfortable.

In the end it was comfortable, the guys set about things in a thoroughly professional manner and played some good cricket.

Some people need something to be motivated. If that's what he found, that's what he found. I don't feel I was out of line. I meant what I said. I am not going to repeat it to stir something up. I meant it, and I meant it with no disrespect.

Jerramy Stevens

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