It is amazing how the public steadfastly refuse to attend the third day of a match when so often the last day produces the best and most exciting cricket.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The public want to see people play an exciting brand of cricket.
One-day cricket is a very important part of our play. We've got a long way to go until the next World Cup and for us it's one ruthless game after another where we can play well.
We've just got to be careful - with all sports, let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time, but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport.
Cricket cannot afford to throw up meaningless games before its benefactors, which is what spectators and television audiences are.
Everyone loves a win in India. No one wants to lose a match. It is the cricketer who absorbs all the pressure.
There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes.
Those were the great days when plenty of amateurs could spare time for cricket.
People need to take as much interest in other sports as they take in cricket, and that's where we come across a vicious cycle of performance, sponsorship, recognition, jobs and TV visibility. It's a typical chicken-and-egg story; each one is directly related to the other without an answer for what comes first.
It's a fun day, a day which kicks off the start of our tour, it's got great tradition - Australian cricketers just love tradition - and it's been a really pleasant day.
There are so many fans and so many people who care deeply about this game, and it is because of these fans that we are who we are as cricketers.
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