152 Quotes by Graeme Smith

It was something that happened on the field. I think you had better ask Ricky about that.

I'm a key batter in the side more than anything else, and from my point of view that's disappointing, I've got a lot of starts.

It was a really good win for us. We batted steadily enough to post a good total and then Brett and the rest of the bowlers did a good job for us.

From a personal point of view, I think that is the only real disappointment -- not scoring as many runs as I know I can get and what I am capable of.

It's a great opportunity for us to have a real good look at your guys and it will give us confidence if we can win. We must beat Australia at their game and I know I'm capable of leading the side to victory.

I don't think he undermines his effectiveness but I think he puts him under a lot of pressure when it comes to decision making and maybe he doubts his own decisions sometimes because Shane is offering so much advice all the time. It's hard to sift through what is good and what is not good, at times.

It's not our place to sit here and moan and groan about those things. We've just got to go out and make things happen for us.

If anything, they (Australia) have been under more pressure than us going into this test match.

It's up to the selectors but we've got to go with guys who will give us the best chance of winning the game.