Adam Gilchrist Quotations

Whether it's us not playing well or England not allowing us to play well it's a difficult one to work out,

We know where we stand in this series, and we know we have a lot of hard work ahead of us.

We've got a new batsman in, the new ball is due and Prince will have to start again.

We have to get our priorities right. It is important that selectors, administrators, players and whoever else needs to be involved sits down and nuts that out.

We'll be fine. It won't affect the way we prepare for a Test match.

There is no doubt the rest helped me immensely, as it has done in the previous four years. People are questioning a couple of guys having a rest. We have been doing this for a long time now.

Man for man, South Africa just out-bowled, out-batted and out-fielded us. We just didn't deliver today.

So it's been very difficult for Ricky, I think.

Shane is a wonderful cricketer and I'm sure he has all the attributes of a good captain. He has a good cricket mind and he helps Ricky a lot.

Ricky has been an outstanding captain up to this point and will continue to be so,

On reflection, I think I was too focused on saving the game, ... I should have played naturally. I was too entrenched in a match-saving mindset.

But we'll keep on. There's a long way to go but all the momentum is with England at the moment.

But Test matches generally the quality wins out over time and they have great depth in quality and we feel like we have got it (as well), they will definitely put up a fight I am sure.

He's going well. I know it sounds dramatic - a knee infection, in hospital, on a drip - but I went to visit him in hospital this morning and he was in good spirits. The improvement in just 24 hours has been amazing and just talking to Brett, he's certain he'll be turning out on Thursday.

He (Vaughan) sets a field and the boys just bowl to it, bowl to the plan and execute it perfectly,

He just keeps coming back, so I've got no doubt he'll play as long as he wants and he's got the hunger. He just loves it.

He is probably right (about the) longer format, one-day cricket or like Twenty20 cricket the shorter the game the more of a bit of a lottery it can become,

There are strong opinions being thrown around about who should be in or out of the side at a time when they are pretty easy to throw around,

It is going to be a very good match. (Although) they have a pretty handy lead, we are getting ourselves back into the match.

I was certainly too watchful and negative. Thirty balls for four runs for me is not right. I should have been able to score more off 30 balls. There is no secret to the plan England have had for me and they have executed it better than I have executed my response.

I think we are very much in the game but have some hard work to do tomorrow.

It is just a matter of doing the work and having faith in what has been successful for me in the past. Very few series come down to one man. I don't think one player is going to control the destiny of the Ashes.

I think people questioned whether we were even interested in trying to win this, you know, maybe focusing too much on the World Cup.

I thought Matthew Hayden got it, my gut feel was that it was there.

We're certainly under pressure again. England have played consistent cricket for two days in this match and have certainly played more consistent cricket than us in the series. That sees us in another challenging position that we'll have to sit down and think about it.

I would be comfortable to bat anywhere,

I'm confused. Really, really confused.

It is difficult batting in artificial light with a red ball but it's a horrible task for umpires to make a judgement, particularly if they're going by light meters.

There was a little element of feeling like a cow.

Whilst there's a competition still on we're still a chance,

And I can say that I’ll pay to watch MS Dhoni bat.

I have done all the work I usually do and a little bit more, so hopefully that will produce results in at least one of the last two Tests.

The best compliment for me is when someone says they'll pay to watch me play, And I can say that I'll pay to watch MS Dhoni bat. MS is not the next Gilchrist. He's the first MS Dhoni

I guess they have had 16 years when they haven't even been close in an Ashes series but we have found some sections of the crowd to be scathing and harsh. That has not been overly enjoyable. We have seen a pretty ugly side in some supporters.

No no no no no. RIP Phillip Hughes.

It was an amazing win and testament to the character of the team. From the position we were in it must be one of the greatest comebacks.

I now know what Sachin Tendulkar feels every time he bats in India.

I'll pay to watch MS Dhoni Bat. Dhoni is not the next Gilchrist. He's the first MS Dhoni.

We had a bad start with our batting. Bangladesh also bowled very well.

We made a bad start with our bowling, but got it right after the first session.

You can't be part of the side that loses the Ashes after all these years.

To walk off with a keeping performance that, I took every chance that came my way really, that's as pleasing as anything I can do in the game of cricket.

England are doing to us what we've always done to other sides,

Probably that was my biggest mistake. You sort of think that no one has got 200.

Bangladesh is underrated, but the team came out and stood up to us.

This has been a hard trip and we feel a little bit under siege. England have hit us hard, and the thought has entered my head - 'What if we're the first team to lose the Ashes for such a long time?' It's new to us and it has been tough to work out how to get through it.

They have good leadership from Dav. I think there are a lot of very encouraging signs for them.

It's just been a real challenge for us to try to find ways of getting these guys out. It's been tough work. It's been physically and mentally taxing.

It was a seaming wicket, plenty of moisture there. We take the game plan in of playing two spinners, obviously hoping to bat first and have them bowling on day five.

It's a wonderful occasional and it's wonderful to share it with a great bunch of people. It's an emotional time and a reward for lots of hard work and preparation.

Everyone is going to have an opinion and Dennis is a long way far removed from the team,

It's great to be back on familiar territory and hopefully I can carry over my form from the end of the VB Series.

They are the things you've got to live with and that's the risk you take every time you walk out there and every time you dive for one. You risk glory or you risk looking like a bit of a goose.

They'll take a lot of confidence from it, but so did we.

They'll come here confident they can bat for long periods against us, which a lot of teams haven't been able to do over the years.

In hindsight, given the way they used the ball, there was enough on offer. It looked like it was going to be a bat-first wicket. But that time under the covers just gave the wicket that little bit of movement and they exploited it very well.

I just went out there hoping to stay on for as long as possible. It was not very easy to bat yesterday but I thought the pitch played a bit easier today.

In 2001, we also got distracted by doing a number of endorsements. By 2004 we limited off-field activities so as to remain fresh and concentrate on the job at hand.

I know he's quite keen to play, so that's what they'll have to work out.

But it's continued on and it's definitely been the longest run of low scores I've had to endure in my international career.

But you would expect that anywhere in the world. Teams coming to Australia also expect some flak from the crowds. It's all part of the game, but there's more talk about what happens on the field than actually happens.

If he were injured, England would immediately be deprived of their leading bowler, one of their most reliable and destructive batsmen and their most inspirational personality,

I can understand why the New Zealand team are feeling disappointed and frustrated at that,

The injuries are not an excuse, (South Africa captain) Graeme Smith had to deal with those through the recent tour in Australia.

The hospitality is second to none and we really enjoy being here. Everyone seems so genuinely happy that we are here.