We had pineapple juice and water when we got there.
"Matthew James Hoggard" Order of the British Empire/MBE is a former English cricketer. The 6' 2" Hoggard was a right arm fast-medium Bowler (cricket)/bowler and right-handed batsman. He played international cricket for England cricket team from 2000–2008, playing both Test cricket and One Day International cricket. He was the captain of Leicestershire County Cricket Club/Leicestershire from 2010 until he announced his retirement in 2013. Previous to this he played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club/Yorkshire for a total of thirteen years.
More Matthew Hoggard on Wikipedia.I remember sitting in the dressing-room at Lord's then and chewing the bat handle off, not knowing how I was going to score runs. This time I was very confident of being able to help knock off the 14 runs we needed.
But the players are keen, and we will try to take all the wickets we can.
What lack of justice to the series would rain be? Victory or death for both sides - a draw would be the biggest let-down of the millenium thus far.
They have one last chance to win the Ashes and we know they will come at us hard.
[Alongside his belief in hard work and discipline Fletcher and his captains have built a team brimming with confidence and potential.] The side is capable of going on and doing great things, ... We're quite a young side and we can improve so the future looks bright. We can become the Australia of the last 10 years.
To bring home the Ashes will be fantastic, not just for us but for every sport in this country. Cricket has been in the headlines, on the front page and one the back. Even David Beckham has been talking about it. Can you believe it, football talking about cricket?
I don't think we could have asked for a better day.
We know we are in for another big fight.
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