Ashley Giles
Ashley Giles
Ashley Fraser Giles MBEis an English retired cricketer. Giles played the entirety of his 14-year first-class career at Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He played 54 Test matches and 62 One Day Internationals for England before being forced to retire due to a recurring hip injury...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth19 March 1973
became bowling damage discovered expected likely line naturally operation surgeon tight time weeks
Naturally I'm very disappointed. But a tight time line became even tighter once the surgeon discovered more damage than was expected and to be back bowling 10 weeks after the operation was probably always likely to be optimistic.
seven sorts wickets
When you're seven wickets down, all sorts of things go through your head,
anyone beyond certainly confidence within
We know it is going to be tough, but with the confidence in this side, it is certainly not beyond us. We know it will be difficult, but it is well within reach, and if anyone can do it we can.
happened hopefully importance realise
I don't think we realise the importance of what's happened yet, but hopefully we will in two weeks' time,
bit surgeon
But when the surgeon went in there was more there than we expected, there was a bit of arthritis.
body couple hip knew run telling tried weeks
We tried to run a couple of weeks ago and the hip didn't like it. The body has a way of telling you it is not ready. We knew then we were struggling.
course days hope left regret test three
Of course I hope they live to regret it, but there is three days left in this Test match.
apart bonding films good team trip watching
a very good trip for team bonding because there wasn't a lot to do apart from watching films and talking.
hands firsts ashes
We'll all be the first to hold up our hands and take it on the chin [can't all be the first Ash!]
months night sleep
I haven't been able to sleep for months because I was too tense. Now I can't sleep at night because I'm too excited.
career cover drive extra hit runs score
I don't think I'll score more important runs in my career and I don't think Hoggy will hit a better extra cover drive in his career.
andrew bowling dark understand ways
You can understand it in some ways with Andrew Flintoff bowling at 90mph in dark light,
enjoy
You can see from the way we play we enjoy each others' company.
deserve happening held nerve sorts thoughts
All sorts of thoughts go through your head, 'this can't be happening to us, we don't deserve this' but Hoggy held his nerve and when you are out there you do feel you are in control.