John Brain
John Brain
John Brainwas an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Tasmania between 1930 and 1931...
hard improve
We need to improve as an all-round team, which we're working hard to do,
expect game good improvement performance room win
We would expect to win that game and by a good margin, too. We have done that, but there is room for improvement in our performance - we'll have to be better in Montpellier and Bristol.
against benchmark opportunity opposition ourselves quality spot welcome widely
Saracens are widely tipped for a top-four spot this season, and we always welcome the opportunity to benchmark ourselves against quality opposition -especially at Sixways.
forward injuries looking named side
We have experienced some injuries during pre-season, but the 22 named are an experienced side and we are looking forward to the match.
anyone believe group guys league margins match
We have a group of guys who believe they can match anyone in this league but all the margins are very tight.
ahead churchill cup maybe peter richards wall
I am disappointed for him. Maybe the writing was on the wall when Peter Richards was getting in ahead of him in the Churchill Cup this summer.
accused andy communication found people phone question reduce spoken squad strange
No one has spoken to Andy and that begs a question about communication. I found it strange that you reduce the squad from 60 to 30 and do not phone people who are not in it and tell them why. If we did something like that to people we would be accused of mismanagement.
based line named strong team
We have named our team based on our pre-season friendlies and feel that it is a strong line up to take on Gloucester,
committed following game huge illusions leeds team win
It is a huge, huge game for Leeds because following this game they have to go away to Leicester and Wasps. They are a tremendously committed team and we are under no illusions as to how much they will want to win this game.
ugly win
We didn't play very well. It was an ugly win but we'll take the points.
establish keen settled
We are keen to establish a settled unit.
against beat believe half hour minutes took waste
We probably took 30 minutes to believe we could actually beat Gloucester.. You can't waste half an hour against them and find yourself 6-0 down.
against beat believe half hour minutes took waste
We probably took 30 minutes to believe that we could actually beat Gloucester. You can't waste half an hour against them and find yourself 6-0 down.
annoy discipline lack
Our lack of discipline let us down and it does annoy me.