I decided to produce my own pitch, which was similar to the one on which we played Australia four years ago.

I can't take the risk of leaving too much moisture in the pitch. At this time of the year, one does not know how quickly it's going to dry out.

I want to give the teams a normal cricket wicket, one the guys can bat on, but which also rewards bowlers who can get it in the right areas.

We knew we had to keep playing until the game was decided one way or the other. We played 10, 15 innings sometimes. The All-Star Game was important to us. We weren't worried about setting records. We were worried about winning.

We've got to keep performing. The batsmen played well on a docile pitch, but this one looks fresher and looks to have a bit more pace in it so we'll have to be on our mettle.

That could stay, not forever, because we believe that nothing exists that is forever, not even the dinosaurs, but if well maintained, it could remain for four to five thousand years. And that is definitely not forever.