Andrew Strauss Great Quotations

The way the series has gone it's a great possibility it might be a very close game,

It's a great day for me and a great day for the England team. I felt in pretty good form all the way through.

The key was to get a good start, keep wickets in hand and we were able to do that. A lot of credit should go to the seam bowlers. They set the game up for us. It was a very flat wicket and they did a great job first up.

It was a fantastic effort from three pretty young, inexperienced bowlers. To get India five down early was the key to winning the game and they deserve great credit.

I want to thank everyone, including the Australians. On a personal level, I am very happy, but it takes 24 players to make a great series.

Situations like this bring people together and we are 100% per cent behind Freddie, who is a great character and a fantastic cricketer.

We haven't performed as consistently in one-day cricket, especially away from home, so the great challenge for us here is to build on the momentum we gained in that Test series. We need to use the youthful input we have got from some new players and go on and perform well.

The credit's got to go to our seam bowlers, who did a great job on a flat pitch to set up the game for us.

I have worked hard trying to counter-act his plans. I am better for the experience, which is the great thing about playing the best side in the world.

The one-day series is a big challenge for us. India is a great one-day side but we are looking forward to carry forward the momentum of the Test series.