I was totally shocked when I was told after the innings that I took only 81 balls and completed the century.

I thought if we go close to 250 it could be a fighting total and we succeeded in getting close to it.

It's difficult to survive on this wicket with the new ball, but after it gets old it's easy to play your shots.

It is not easy playing the new ball on it because it moves a lot off the wicket. That will be for both teams in the second innings also.

The economy is going great in our area.

What's good about the Lehigh Valley is that we are not dependent on a single industry. We now have a variety of companies here, and we're not relying on the former Bethlehem Steel.