Matthew Hoggard Quotations

We're sober. We didn't drink - not when we're meeting the Queen.

We know we are in for another big fight,

Knowing there was hard work to be done, we tried to put the ball in the right areas.

I was disappointed that I did not play the first three one-day matches. I was picked for playing the fourth but unfortunately i did not bowl as well as I hoped.

We are playing a very good opposition. With a little bit more application and thought from us, we could have been right in the series.

We played against a good opposition, the best one-day side in the world and the record proves it.

To bring home the Ashes will be fantastic, not just for us but for every sport in this country. Cricket has been in the headlines, on the front page and one the back. Even David Beckham has been talking about it. Can you believe it, football talking about cricket?

What lack of justice to the series would rain be? Victory or death for both sides - a draw would be the biggest let-down of the millenium thus far.

But the players are keen, and we will try to take all the wickets we can.

We had pineapple juice and water when we got there,

The World Cup is a massive event for world cricket and we need to start winning. We've shown hints of what we can do and over the next three games we've got to throw everything into it.

They are the best One-day team in the world and records prove it.

It was a workmanlike effort by everybody. The wind was bustling around and you couldn't get into your rhythm.

It's always good to get a wicket in your first over,

They were very desperate to get me out, but I knew from past experience I never get in line anyway, so it was never hitting the stumps,

They have one last chance to win the Ashes and we know they will come at us hard.

On a wicket like that you don't want to go for many runs, and I thought everyone did well to get in under three runs an over,

I have only ever been hit in the nets before - I can't remember being floored in a game.

I remember sitting in the dressing-room at Lord's then and chewing the bat handle off, not knowing how I was going to score runs. This time I was very confident of being able to help knock off the 14 runs we needed.

I remember having a few beers last night, then it all went a bit hazy. I passed out on the bedroom floor and the wife covered me with a dressing gown. I was in the room 10 minutes before I could speak!

I don't think we could have asked for a better day.

The country has gone cricketing mad and it's great for the game,