Mickey Arthur
Mickey Arthur
John Michael "Mickey" Arthuris a South African cricketer who played South African domestic cricket from 1986 to 2001. He is the current coach of the Pakistan national cricket team. He coached the South African national team from 2005 to 2010, and was the coach of the Australia national cricket team until his sacking on 23 June 2013...
allow although beneath bit conditions gives greater looks match test
It looks a little bit browner although there is still moisture beneath the surface. I do like going into a Test match with a spinner, to be honest, because it gives you greater options. But conditions must allow for that.
apply hopefully position pressure tough
It's going to be a tough old day. Hopefully we will have absorbed the pressure and have been in a position to apply it.
came innings noticed pain pulling slight strange swelling
It was a strange injury. When he came off in the first innings he noticed a slight swelling under his knee. There was no pain but we thought we'd have it scanned and it came back with something to do with the ligament pulling away from the hamstring.
good runs sign
It's a good sign for us because we've now got the runs on the board.
good lunch poised session tea tomorrow
It's evenly poised at the moment. We had two good sessions after lunch and after tea but the first session tomorrow is going to be crucial.
again happen rest
It's unacceptable and we would like to think that it won't happen again for the rest of this game.
balls caught hit match mentally test
They have hit more than enough balls, they've caught more than enough catches. It's now about getting away and tuning in mentally and getting right for the test match that's coming.
expect guy pressure quite umpires
If I had a guy like him I would also expect him to put pressure on. I think the umpires have got it quite right today.
balls bit maybe played seeing tail worried
He played superbly. We were a bit worried about him after seeing how well he batted with the tail in Perth but he was superb. Maybe we didn't get enough balls to McGrath.
choice nice position
It's a nice position to be in, to have a choice like that.
beat hang quality side tough
The catches were all pretty tough chances, but you've got to hang on to those if you want to beat a quality side like Australia.
brave failure fear guys moment shown sunday window
The guys had to be brave and it's shown them what can actually be achieved. We'll probably never recapture that moment but the fear of failure went out the window on Sunday for our batters.