We need to get that last wicket as soon as possible, bat well and then get them out quickly, … But we’d have settled for this position at the start. If we bat with discipline,...

The thriving energy sector has been a key growth driver for the province, although there are signs of strain within many other sectors that may need to be addressed quickly.

not the worst thing that could happen from [the Australians’] point of view.

This is a great opportunity, we don’t want to miss it. The fiscal situation in Canada is the envy of the G-7 ministers and probably well beyond that.

I know I’ve taken a lot from it as captain, … Even when you’re losing, it still toughens you up. You learn how to cope with different and difficult situations and we’ve done well to...

The increased pessimism about the regional economy has offset more robust consumer confidence in the Southeast over the first six months of the year.

We don’t expect the dollar to continue to trade at such high levels and believe it will end 2006, a little lower, at 84 U.S. cents.

With the new C&G format, by all accounts those games will be at weekends. So hopefully, we will have more access to our first-choice side which is something we haven’t had this year. Guys won’t...

With due respect to the counties, it’s hard to market 18 games against them a season,

It’s very important to us that we get some prior experience of the unique cricketing atmosphere in the Caribbean before we go to the World Cup. Although our competitive games in a year’s time will...

This is an intriguing development considering the strength of local economies and that the Southeast was leading the nation in consumer confidence only 12 months ago.

It was frustrating, but there is nothing to be gained from moping. Our best retort is to go out against Ireland and perform to our capabilities. If that happens, we give ourselves a chance.

Our finance minister remains the envy of the G-7 and perhaps beyond that.

Once the schedule’s been absolutely rubber-stamped, we’ll seek the advice of the Scottish Executive and the Foreign Office,

Although no-one has heard anything official there’s every chance this could be Andy’s last game. If that’s the case we’d love to give him a winning send-off.

This is a pleasant surprise.

It’s not fair to ask someone to make that jump, which is why we need to bridge the gap,

It’s not been the most enjoyable of Bank Holiday weekends but we now know how much hard work is ahead.

The best we can do is beat Ireland convincingly in Aberdeen and hope that the weather also affects Ireland’s match against Holland.

This is just the sort of tour that we need to prepare ourselves for further international progress. We expect to have to work hard in all these games, and it is fantastic for us to...

This is another indication we are capable of competing with the English counties on and off the pitch.

The players are gutted, and obviously there are a lot of spectators here who are disappointed too,

We’d like to see what Omer can do at this level.

Everything since the beginning of time was working together to make my happiness possible: and then you. You walked into the audiovisual lab in your flannel shirt…and you fucked it up! You fucked everything up!...

He’s one of the nicest people I’ve met in the game. He’s a very loyal person and I wish him all the best. I think he’ll do a great job,

Again it was a story of not enough runs. We played pretty well to get to 100-1 but then did what we tend to do and lost wickets. It might have been closer in UK...

Overall industry production is expected to remain stable at elevated levels throughout 2006-2007.

While the drag from net trade will linger in 2006, most of the impact has already been felt. Our strong dollar will not prevent Canada’s growth as the economy is expected to accelerate this year.

The aim now is the World Cup and we’ve got a hard draw but it’s a great opportunity, … I was down in Cardiff recently to see Bangladesh beat Australia – no one ever thought...

The fiscal environment doesn’t get much better. Hopefully, we’ll get something in terms of income tax … I would think there is probably room. That would be the best of all worlds.

Nobody should have to breathe someone else’s smoke passively and a smoking ban I am sure would be welcomed by the vast majority of people.