'I was expecting them to come after me' - KrejzaThe debutant offspinner Jason Krejza expected the harsh treatment dished out by India on the first day, but he was excited to have removed three of the game's greatest modern batsmen. While Krejza gave up 138 runs in 28 overs, he also picked up the vital wickets of Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and V.V.S. Laxman as the hosts reached 311 for 5 at stumps.
"I was expecting them to come after me and they did," Krejza said. "Sehwag hit me for a massive six, which was good. I kept my head on my shoulders, chatted to Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden, got my nerves down and bowled quite well."
After being struck for 11 runs from his first over and 32 from his opening three, Krejza kept attacking and refused to be intimidated. "I probably get that from my dad's side," he said. "He's a hard European bloke. It's something that you learn over the years with your bowling. You're always going to get hit as a spinner, if you're going to be an attacking spinner."
"I was expecting them to come after me and they did," Krejza said. "Sehwag hit me for a massive six, which was good. I kept my head on my shoulders, chatted to Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden, got my nerves down and bowled quite well."
After being struck for 11 runs from his first over and 32 from his opening three, Krejza kept attacking and refused to be intimidated. "I probably get that from my dad's side," he said. "He's a hard European bloke. It's something that you learn over the years with your bowling. You're always going to get hit as a spinner, if you're going to be an attacking spinner."
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