Dav Whatmore Quotations

We're really enjoying the situation. Barring any mishaps in the second innings, we're in the driving seat.

We want to start well whether we bat first or bowl first and it helps things when you start well and that's what we have not done yet.

Obviously we would try to tie the series tomorrow (Wednesday) and tomorrow's win would be our main objective.

Obviously we would like to win tomorrow and tie the series and that is always the objective in a one-day match. We feel that if we can put a little bit more pressure on the opposition for a longer period we stand a much better chance to win the game and square the series.

He did OK coming back and looking to re-establish himself in difficult conditions, he did well.

It could have been a lot better day for Bangladesh after a brilliant start. We wanted to score lot more runs in the second innings obviously but it did not happen. Still, I must say there is a lot of improvement than the previous games.

It is not good is it, international cricket was held up because of other reasons, it is not good I have not seen that before in cricket in my three years (here).

I think the second test is going to be probably harder than the first test.

Our performance in both innings of the two matches was contrasting... good in one while failing in the other.

I was very pleased and proud of the way the boys hung in there and got a little bit of reward at the end - that was a very pleasing aspect.

The number one ranked team is playing the number 10 ranked team. That's the reality.

The reality is we are still ranked 10th and we are playing a team ranked second in the world who are playing at the top of their game and are at home.

We knew it before the series. But our focus at the moment is to win tomorrow's match and clinch the series. We have been playing good cricket so far and we just want to maintain the same standard.

The win against Australia has prompted lots of comments around the world but never more than now we have to totally focus on each individuals' performance,

This is an opportunity to get used to one-day cricket, back to facing the white ball and try to do better than what we did here in September when the ball moved a bit and we lost lot of wickets early.

They are enjoying the situation out there and if they continue to enjoy it for the next few days, that would bring success.

It was our best batting day I can recall in my short time. My feeling is very pleased, I am very happy,

It will be a bigger test for us. We need to really forget everything that happened in the first test and go ahead as much as we can.

They are the world's top team while ours is a team still in the learning process. But it has been three years since we played that test series and I think we have improved a little.

I have some very strong feelings, not just about this match, but the whole series. I will convey it (to the ICC) through proper channels.

If the pitch is going to deteriorate batting second then I don't think it is going to make too much of a difference. But in good conditions an extra batsman will certainly help chasing down the score.