I think it's protocol now that Michael Brown [Cricket Australia's operations manager] lets you know when you're in and Trevor lets you know when you're out.

I'm never too confident but it's nice to be considered one of the top 25 players in the country.

It was a strange wicket and a strange day.

To win it back, you'd almost like the same side to go out there and give them a run for their money. But I'm not looking that far ahead, because I hit England batting well and I missed out after that. I'll just try and get through this tour.

NSW will also be strong but you can't discount the other teams. NSW and Tasmania won the two competitions last year and nobody would have picked them at the start of the season.

One of my strengths is adaptability, both in my style of bowling and having an impact in different conditions.

I felt pretty good, there was some decent pace but a couple more wickets would have been handy.