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.

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

We need to get that last wicket as soon as possible, bat well and then get them out quickly, ... But we'd have settled for this position at the start. If we bat with discipline, I'm pretty confident.

Most teams that you have, they have one or two go-to guys. They've got a go-to team.

It was very tough, even though it was a good wicket to bat on, but a big credit to the Aussies, they bowled well on that wicket and I put my hand up and say that we didn't bat good,