I don't know if it's because he went to national trials and wasn't selected, but he really doesn't look himself.

It means we are going to have to contend with stronger opposition consistently and we are going to have to step up.

We don't have a choice. If we want to win the championship we have to try and get maximum points... and that is where the competition lies at the moment. And the whole objective for both teams is to get maximum points.

We know that after last year, the other teams know all about Manchester and they are coming for us. We know it is going to be much harder.

I'm a professor of national security studies, and I know a lot more about fighting than Rumsfeld does.

Just being selected to attend was wonderful.