There's a strange kind of empathy because it's so close, a bordering state. This is not far from us, and it's very real. We're following the Golden Rule, and the Lord gets the glory.

Is gentleness too much for usShould gentleness be filed along with empathyWe feel for someone else's childEvery time a smart bomb does its sums and gets it wrongSomeone else's child dies and equities in defence riseAmerica, America, please hear us when we callYou got hip-hop, be-bop, hustle and bustleYou got Atticus FinchYou got Jane RussellYou got freedom of speechYou got great beaches, wildernesses and mallsDon't let the might, the Christian right, fuck it all upFor you and the rest of the world

Making this show has definitely given us greater respect and empathy for what real soldiers do.

We were flat. We were cold, didn't hit a shot in the first half -- it just wasn't us out there. They got up on us, got some confidence and just outplayed us.

What we are naming is 23 solid commitments. We've committed them, they've committed to us, all the paperwork is in place, there's no physical issues and concerns on the part of the clubs.

This is an important tournament to us. It's competitive and it offers us a good evaluation tool.