“It was not the ideal preparation going into the series. But the morale of the team is very good. The developments have given chances to some new players (to rise to the occasion). You never know what these changes can do.”
“What is so pleasing is that these guys (newcomers) look as though they have really got a desire not just to play for England, but to do well for England.”
“We had to really work hard at it because it was difficult to get runs. We would have liked to have scored a few more runs a bit quicker but we're pretty happy with what happened.”
“It is going to take a lot of hard work to bowl them out but we still believe we can go out there tomorrow and do the job. I'd rather be in our changing-room than in theirs at this stage.”
“We always knew this winter would be difficult. India would have been tough with a full side but with four major players out, while they are at full strength - well it's a huge ask for a young side. Yet, we've just got to make sure we keep battling on.”
