Brian Noble
Brian Noble
form ground hit picked running
But, again, we need to hit the ground running, and we've picked some form and some battle-hardened players.
country cricket given huge lift profile raised
It's raised the profile of cricket and it's given the whole country a huge lift whichever sport you play or watch.
along best corny course dark era final grand history honestly job pleased primarily year
It's pinch-yourself stuff, isn't it? ... Statistically it's probably been the best era in the club's history and of course that makes me feel good. But corny as it sounds, I'm honestly more pleased for the players. That's why I do the job primarily and that's why getting to the grand final this year has been the best yet because we've been through some pretty dark times along the way.
best cope missing players
You don't want your best players missing in an international tournament, but we've had to cope with that over the years and it's another one we've got to cope with this year.
compliment finish incredible picking six standard top
It is unusual, ... If you're picking on form, they didn't finish in the top six and they have had a lot of injuries. (Gareth) Hock and (Sean) O'Loughlin would have been considered. It may look incredible but I think it's a compliment to the standard of the competition.
amount current group last prepare sacrifice side year
If the current group prepare as well as the side did last year and give the same amount of sacrifice, then we'll be okay.
event fans field intend team
I think you have to do both. We want to make it an entertaining event for our fans, but we also intend to field a competitive team. I think the two go hand-in-hand. Fans want to come out and have fun, but they also want their team to win.
balance decent speed
I think the balance is right - we've got decent size, decent speed and decent dexterity with the ball,
character looked scoring
I thought the character was superb and in the end we looked like scoring from every play,
heart terrific wears
He's a terrific leader. He wears his heart on his sleeve,
hard massive
He's big and hard to stop, it was a massive fillip for him and the club.
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Paul's form of the last six weeks has been pretty impressive. He stood up there and played well in big high-pressure games. He's been playing, as the whole team have, with a barrel of a gun facing them for six weeks. We need to pick our form players and those who have played in the intense games.
adrian available great origin problem selection wants
If Adrian wants to play Origin and he is available for selection for Great Britain, I have no problem with that.
almost asset busting field gut season signing terry
Terry is busting a gut to get on the field and he will be a big asset to us as the season progresses. It will be almost like signing a new player.