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ScorecardPhillip Hughes top scored for New South Wales with 79•Getty Images

Phillip Hughes added some excitement at the SCG by posting 79 the day after he was overlooked for the first Test squad. Andrew Hilditch, the chairman of selectors, told Hughes he needed more runs to regain his spot, which he lost after two Ashes matches, and he collected his highest score of the season as the match against Tasmania ended in a draw.New South Wales started their second innings at the beginning of the final morning and Hughes’ half-century pushed them towards a total of 5 for 208 when play was called off due to another rain delay. A storm had forced an early tea and Hughes was dismissed shortly after the resumption when he was caught at point off Luke Butterworth.The Blues lost Phil Jaques for 3 in the fourth over when he cut at Tim Macdonald and Simon Katich warmed up for Thursday’s first Test with 46 before he was lbw to Brendan Drew. Michael Clarke followed his 106 in the first innings with 18 after being tricked by Jason Krejza and caught at slip. The weather also forced a short stay for Brad Haddin, who was 28 when the game finished.Despite having line-ups with significant international experience, the Blues are last and have no points after two games. Tasmania sit in fifth after they opened their account with their first-innings success.

Kyle McCallan, the Ireland off-spinning allrounder, has retired from international cricket at the age of 34 to spend more time with his family. McCallan is Ireland’s most-capped cricketer, playing 226 times and captaining on a record 54 occasions but feels that it’s the right time in his life to step down.”It’s actually a combination of a few things, which when added together makes me feel it’s the right time for me to call it a day. There are family matters to consider as playing international cricket with the increased schedule over the past number of years has required an incredible effort. I’ve been playing at international level for Ireland for a long time, and I just don’t feel able to commit to that anymore.””I’ve got to think of my time after cricket, and I’ve now reached the stage where my career in teaching and my family have to take priority. I could have gone on for a while yet, but with the World Cup just 15 months away, that wouldn’t have been fair on Phil (Simmons), and the rest of the squad.”His 3616 runs at 23.33 places him third on the all-time list of highest run-scorers for his country behind Stephen Warke and Ivan Anderson. The first of his two centuries came against the MCC, aged 20, in only his second game. Like many spinners his bowling developed with age and he finished with 256 wickets, third behind Dermott Monteith and Jimmy Boucher in the list of all-time Irish wicket-takers.McCallan played 39 ODIs for Ireland and rates the performance in the West Indies, where Ireland reached the Super Eights after beating Pakistan in the group stages, as the highlight of his career. “It’s been an incredible privilege and honour to have worn the Irish jersey over the past 13 years, and I’ve made some wonderful friends and have memories which I’ll cherish,” he said.”The 2007 World Cup in the West Indies will be an abiding one, when we announced ourselves on the world stage. I’ve been fortunate to have played with and against some wonderful cricketers, but if I had to single out one, it would be Brian Lara who was just simply a league above anybody else.”Phil Simmons, the Ireland coach, feels that McCallan’s dedication and experience will be missed as Ireland build toward the 2011 World Cup. “It’s a huge loss for Irish cricket both on and off the field. Not only is he a wonderful cricketer, but he’s been a superb ambassador for his sport. It won’t be easy to replace such a talent, especially with his experience and discipline,” he said.”He’s been a fantastic role model, and is a credit to Ireland with his dedication and commitment over a long period of time. I thought his bowling was just getting better and better, which comes with the experience of 226 caps, and it’s tough to lose that. I’d hoped to persuade him to stay on, but I appreciate his reasons for retiring, and wish him and his family all the best.”Arthur Vincent, president of Cricket Ireland, echoed Simmons, highlighting the positive and committed attitude McCallan displayed throughout his career. “It’s been an honour to have followed the career of Kyle McCallan. I was there watching when he scored his first hundred at Malahide in just his second game, and was also there in his last match, when we lost by just three runs against England,” he said.”There have been many highs and lows during that time, but Kyle always had a smile on his face, and had just the most wonderful attitude to the game, never more so than during the ICC Trophy in 1997, when he didn’t play in a single match, yet remained committed and positive.”He’s been a great example to others, and has always conducted himself in the best possible manner. Kyle will always be regarded as synonymous with Ireland’s coming of age in the modern game, having served with distinction under Hendrick, Rutherford, Birrell and Simmons, as we made the journey to the top table and Irish cricket will forever hold a special place for him.”Always articulate and a joy to be associated with, I can think of no better ambassador for Irish cricket. I wish him and his family a very happy retirement – he fully deserves it.”

Tier A

For the second successive week, a spinner took nine wickets in an innings and 13 wickets in a match. However on this occasion, offspinner Suraj Randiv’s effort handed Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club a win by five wickets against Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Reid Avenue, unlike Sohan Boralessa’s effort, which failed to produce a similar result for Colombo Cricket Club against Moors Sports Club in the last round.Randiv’s achievement was more creditable because he backed up the excellent bowling performance with a maiden first-class century that enabled Bloomfield to win after conceding a first-innings lead. The victory kept Bloomfield in contention for top spot, with table-leaders Nondescripts Cricket Club ahead by just four points.Army caused a wave of panic when they surprisingly took a first-innings lead. With the exception of Randiv’s 172-ball century, the Bloomfield batting collapsed dismally to be bowled out for 216 in reply to Army’s first-innings total of 251. However, Randiv’s magnificent bowling effort saw Army collapse for 231, leaving Bloomfield 267 for victory. Randiv, who ended with figures of 9 for 109 off 35.2 overs was deprived of a perfect 10 in the innings, when one of the batsmen was run out. Even during the chase, Bloomfield had to rely on Randiv’s batting talent to see them through, as they lost half the side for 154. Only an unbroken sixth-wicket partnership of 113 between Chamara Silva and Randiv saw them reach their target in 36 overs.A dejected Army coach Simon Hewawitharana said: “It was our game and we threw it away, trying to play for a draw. It was our own mistakes that contributed to our defeat and gave Randiv so many wickets. He bowled to a 7-3 leg side field and our batsmen had no difficulty playing him but they were nervous.”Defending champs Colts Cricket Club were jolted by table toppers Nondescripts Cricket Club who defeated them by six wickets at Havelock Park. In a low-scoring game, Colts were bundled out for 170 and 224 by right-arm fast bowler Kosala Kulasekara, who picked up a career-best match haul of 7 for 115. Left-arm spinner Chanaka Komasaru also contributed with a five-for in the second innings. Nondescripts, in turn, did not make much headway, being dismissed for 200 in the first innings. Chasing 195 for victory, they made a horror start with opener Upul Tharanga caught and bowled by Chaminda Vaas for a first-ball duck. Nondescripts stumbled to 15 for 3 and then to 81 for 4, before Farveez Maharoof took them home with a career-best of 115 not out, only his second hundred in a first-class career spanning eight years.”Maharoof’s effort was vital for us at a point when we had lost three early wickets but if you take the whole match in perspective it was due to the contributions of all the team members that enabled us to win,” said Nondescripts coach Hemantha Devapriya. “It was a major achievement to have a team like Colts bundled out for 170 in the first innings. Kosala’s four early wickets helped us immensely.”Former champions Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) kept up the pressure on the top two by outclassing Moors Sports Club by an innings and 83 runs at Maitland Place. Kaushal Silva and Thilina Kandamby celebrated their selection for the India tour with notable contributions that helped SSC pile up a massive 466 for 7, which forced Moors to follow on. Silva impressed with 75 off 100 balls and Kandamby scored 102 off 153 balls after Sri Lanka Test opener Tharanga Paranavithana and Hans Fernando had laid the platform with a 143-run partnership for the second wicket. The Moors batsmen collapsed twice to the spin of Sachithra Senanayake and Kaushal Lokuarachchi, who shared 14 wickets between them.A career-best bowling performance by offspinner Asanka Silva saw Badureliya Sports Club record their second win of the season, beating Saracens Sports Club by nine wickets at the Panadura Esplanade. Silva followed his four wickets in the first innings with a brilliant bowling performance in the second, capturing 7 for 73, as Saracens were dismissed for 200 and 187. Ranesh Perera’s maiden first-class century gave Badureliya a handy 166-run first-innings lead that left them with 22 runs to get for victory.Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) continued their wretched form this season, suffering a crushing ten-wicket loss to Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Maitland Crescent. CCC put up a pathetic batting display to be bowled out for a 167 after choosing to bat. From that point, it was the Marians who had the game under their control. They made use of a good batting track to pile up 403 for 7, and CCC barely managed to avoid the ignominy of an innings defeat when they left Marians with 10 runs to get for the win. Left-hander Milinda Siriwardene’s career-best 151 not out and his partnership of 157 for the sixth wicket with Janaka Gunaratne (88) knocked the wind out of the CCC sails.Former Sri Lanka Under-19 cricketer Lahiru Thirimanne’s second first-class hundred of his career ensured Ragama Cricket Club gained vital first-innings points over Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club in a high-scoring drawn match played at Maitland Place.

Tier B

Lankan Cricket Club captained by former Sri Lanka A legspinner Suranjith Silva are certainly looking good to win the Premier Tier B championship when they recorded their third win of the season to open up a 21-point lead over their nearest rivals Panadura Sports Club.Lankan Cricket Club had a narrow shave in the first innings when Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club came within 12 runs of their total of 268, but more than their batting it was Sebastianites’ poor second-innings effort that contributed to their defeat. Left a gettable target of 239, Sebastianites folded tamely for 137. The batsmen displayed their inability to play spin falling to left-armer Gayan Sirisoma (11 for 123 in the match) and offspinner Thamara Abeyratne (7 for 82).Panadura Sports Club‘s chances of reducing the gap were thwarted by Burgher Recreation Club who held them to a draw at the Burgher Recreation Club, after Panadura barely managed to scrape through to a narrow three-run lead in the first innings. Neither team benefited greatly by the result and it only allowed Lankan Cricket Club to pull ahead. Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club and Singha Sports Club secured their first wins of the season defeating Moratuwa SC and Air Force Sports Club respectively.

Player of the Week – Suraj Randiv
Like Tillakaratne Dilshan before him, a change of name for Suraj Randiv has brought success to his wavering cricket career, which has seen him hopping clubs in search of an opportunity to represent his country. Bloomfield, the club that Dilshan also represents, is Randiv’s fourth in a first-class career spanning five years. He started off at Matara Sports Club and then went to Nondescripts Cricket Club and Sinhalese Sports Club. While Dilshan changed his original name from Tuan Mohamed Dilshan to Tillakaratne Mudiyansilage Dilshan, Randiv changed his original name from Suraj Mohamed to Hewa Kaluhalamullage Suraj Randiv Kaluhalamulla last year. The move has had its effect.Dilshan, promoted from a middle-order batsman to opener, is currently enjoying great success with the national team in all forms of the game. Likewise, Randiv has emerged as the leading wicket-taker in the Premier League this season with 29 first-class wickets at 18.89. The performances have not gone unnoticed by the Sri Lankan selectors, because he was named as a standby for the Test squad for next month’s tour to India.Bloomfield owe their current No. 2 position on the points table to Randiv, who not only excelled with his bowling but also contributed lavishly with the bat, scoring his maiden first-class century in last week’s match against Sri Lanka Army Sports Club. Perhaps the presence of Muttiah Muralitharan has kept him from breaking into the national side, but an injury to Muralitharan before the Galle Test against Pakistan early this year, earned Randiv a call-up.

Nathan Bracken, the Australian medium-pacer, has said the knee injury that forced him to return home before the start of Australia’s ICC Champions Trophy defence in South Africa had reached a stage where he “couldn’t go on any more”. He felt it had constrained his bowling and hoped that surgery would allow him to bowl more freely in the future.”I’ve played in pain since January 2007,” Bracken told the . “From the first day I reported to Cricket Australia I had pain in my knee, I haven’t played in a game without pain … it has reached the point where, physically, I can’t go on any more. I couldn’t guarantee my captain I could finish the series or even a game for that matter.”It reached the point that when I went off the field during a drinks break I couldn’t put weight on my legs to go up and down the stairs. Yet, I needed to bowl my three remaining overs. On that, the advice was for me to come home and get it fixed.”Bracken said there were aspects of his bowling that were affected by the problem. “I lost a bit of pace because I looked after my knee when I bowled and there were certain things as a bowler I couldn’t do because it was uncomfortable,” he said. “I know in England I couldn’t charge in knowing I could fire in a yorker at 135 kilometres an hour; that was just not on.”Bracken is due to have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will also not be part of New South Wales’ campaign in the Champions League Twenty20 and Australia’s one-day series in India. His captain, Ricky Ponting, had expressed concern over the bowler’s international future but Bracken did not share those doubts.”None of the doctors I’ve seen have let those words pass their lips,” Bracken said. “It’s simply a matter of getting [the knee] right, getting it 100% by December and then being back in time for the [international] one-day series in January. That’s the plan.”[As for four-day cricket] we’ll wait for the operation and I’ll listen to the advice. I’m dealing with [knee surgeon] Merv Cross. He’s coming out with a few ideas; he wants me to start my rehabilitation, before I have the operation, to strengthen the area. He’s confident I can walk out of the hospital after the operation and then begin the process of returning to cricket.”

James Anderson, the England fast bowler, has said the players never really clicked as a team in the one-day series but they felt the 6-0 scoreline flattered Australia. The two sides will meet for the final match on Sunday and England will try to avoid the embarrassment of an unprecedented 7-0 whitewash.”Throughout the series it seems as though we have tried to make it look as complicated as possible. You would think, after playing cricket for most of our lives, we would be able to do it – after all, it’s not the most difficult of skills.”But to be good at one-day cricket, you need to be good at running between the wickets and that’s an area where we need to improve. Obviously we don’t want to lose 7-0 so there’s going to be a lot of pride at stake on Sunday. We are very disappointed with the way we have played in the series.”We have never really clicked as a team, but the vast majority of us in the dressing room believe we can beat Australia and think 6-0 flatters them a bit.”Anderson took six wickets at 33.16 from four matches, including 4 for 55 in the sixth ODI.England captain Andrew Strauss, who was booed by the crowd in Trent Bridge following their sixth consecutive defeat, called the losses a “horror show” and said the team’s confidence was frail ahead of the Champions Trophy.

Sussex have announced a 20-man squad from which they will pick their touring party of 15 for the Champions Twenty20 League in India, to be staged in October, while confirming that Dwayne Smith has opted to play for them, rather than his IPL side Deccan Chargers.Sussex qualified for the tournament after winning the Twenty20 Cup, England’s domestic Twenty20 competition, along with the beaten finalists Somerset. And though they were boosted by Smith’s decision, as well as the return of the legspinning allrounder, Piyush Chawla, they will have to do without Murray Goodwin, who is ineligible for this year’s event owing to his prior links with the rebel Indian Cricket League.”It’s a fantastic honour to be the first club captain to take Sussex to an international competition,” said the Sussex captain, Mike Yardy. “We’ve played great cricket throughout this year’s tournament, culminating in two fantastic performances at Edgbaston on Saturday. We’ve got a strong squad that should suit Indian conditions and we’re all very excited about this great opportunity.”Sussex have been placed in Group B alongside New South Wales (Australia) and the Eagles (South Africa). The top two teams from each group qualify for the next round and Sussex will take on New South Wales on Sunday October 11, followed by the Eagles on Tuesday October 13. Both will take place in Delhi.Should Sussex qualify from Group B, they then move to Hyderabad ahead of the semi-finals.”This is a great chance for us to pit our wits against the world’s best,” said Mark Robinson, the Sussex coach. “It will be a great challenge for what is still quite a young squad. It will be a test of the squad’s mental and physical toughness and will be a fantastic learning curve for the whole side.”Squad Mike Yardy (capt), Rageeb Aga, Yasir Arafat, Will Beer, Ben Brown (wk), Piyush Chawla, Joe Gatting, Rory Hamilton-Brown, Andrew Hodd (wk), Chris Hopkinson, Ed Joyce, Chad Keegan, James Kirtley, Chris Liddle, Robin Martin-Jenkins, Chris Nash, Matt Prior (wk), Ollie Rayner, Dwayne Smith, Luke Wright

Andrew Flintoff did not bowl during England’s final practice session at The Oval on Wednesday, but whereas at Headingley that might have been taken as cause for alarm, this time around it is nothing more than a precaution. On Thursday morning, barring a late and unexpected set-back, Flintoff and his dodgy right knee will front up for England for one final time in Test cricket, with the Ashes on the line and his legacy up for grabs.”He’s looking very promising to be fair,” said England’s captain, Andrew Strauss. “The swelling’s gone right down on his knee and he bowled really well yesterday. Obviously he’s particularly motivated to play in this Test match. Things are looking good on that front. We just have to be absolutely certain tomorrow morning that it doesn’t react, but at this stage it’s looking very, very positive.”In Leeds, Flintoff wanted to play but was over-ruled by Strauss and Andy Flower, an unpopular decision for the allrounder and one that became more serious as Australia levelled the series at 1-1 in three days. Strauss spoke to Flintoff about his frustration, which seeped out via his manager the day after the Headingley defeat, and “it’s not an issue between us”.”You can understand why he’d be disappointed,” Strauss said. “It’s his last couple of Test matches so he’s dying to play. I spoke to Fred after the Headingley Test match, and we both know where each other stood on that matter. Some of the stuff that has been said has been quite a long way off the mark, to be honest. I’m certainly very excited to have him back in the team for this Test match. He’s determined to do well for the team, and I know that he is as motivated as anyone to do well for England this week.”Flintoff’s knee was covered by a guard during training on Tuesday and at times he looked like he was about to hobble, but he was happy during his workout and smiled as he signed autographs for supporters at the end of the session. All England followers want him to depart with the Ashes at the conclusion of his 79th Test and Flintoff-watch is reaching its peak.Moments after Flintoff’s retirement announcement at Lord’s last month, Ricky Ponting warned that England’s Ashes focus could be distracted by Cirque Du Fred as the summer rolled on. On Thursday, addressing the media on the other side of the Thames, the Australian captain did not miss his opportunity to reinforce the point ahead of the all-important Ashes decider.”Whenever he comes onto bowl or comes into bat the whole crowd gets behind him, but with that I guess there’ll be extra pressure on him as well, ” Ponting said. “Playing his last game and knowing it’s such a big game, an important game for the England team, extra pressures will come with that. We’ll see how he fares up over the next five days.”We won’t know until then end of the game. We won’t know until we see how he handles it and how the whole England team handle it. That’s one thing they’re going to have to worry about over the next few days. There will be some distractions there. If you read the papers today, it’s all about Andrew going into the game. They’ll have those things to deal with but that’s not for us to worry about.”Strauss must ask himself whether the country knows if anyone else is playing for his team whenever he is flooded with questions about the allrounder. How’s Fred? Will he play? How did he bowl? Any pain? Can you win with him? And without him? What about his batting? And his slip fielding? What did he have for lunch? How’s his dog?”That’s the situation,” Strauss said calmly. “It’s his last couple of Test matches, he’s obviously a massive player for us and we’re very fortunate to have a guy of that quality in our side, especially a guy that tends to up his performances against Australia. Going into a must-win game like this I’m far more comfortable as captain seeing his name on the team sheet.”Flintoff was the key figure in the 2005 Ashes win as well as being captain for the 5-0 whitewash by Australia in the following series. There are a lot of older players seeking revenge at The Oval this week, with Flintoff wanting to recreate the feeling of four years ago and the Australians desperate to forget it.England cannot allow the emotion of Flintoff’s departure to sidetrack them and Strauss tried to downplay the notion they would be “doing it for Fred”. They will broaden their goals for the match that will determine whether the bunting and tickertape is released on Monday or has to be saved for the London Olympics.”We all want him to go out in a blaze of glory,” Strauss said. “A lot of his scripts have been written that way so far in his career and that would be a fitting end to his Test career. But we want to win this game for the country, for the coaches, for all the hard work we’ve put in, as well as him. So I don’t think we’re solely motivated by that.”

Shot of the dayBrad Haddin’s slog-sweep over the midwicket fence was as poignant as it was powerful. His towering six off Monty Panesar propelled Australia past the 600-run mark, and took his sixth-wicket partnership with Marcus North to 150. By innings’ end, Australia had advanced their total to 674 for five – the fifth highest in Ashes history, and the most by an Australian batting line-up since 1934. Haddin and North’s stand was finally broken when the former batsman holed out to Ravi Bopara off the bowling of Paul Collingwood, but not before their partnership had yielded an even 200 runs – the highest ever sixth-wicket stand by an Australian pair in England.Stat of the dayAs if the aforementioned feats weren’t enough, Ricky Ponting’s men also made history by becoming the first Australian team with four centurions in a single Ashes innings. Simon Katich (122), Ponting (150), North (125 not out) and Haddin (121) gave their English counterparts a lesson in will and persistence over 181 obdurate overs.What the … of the dayBilly Doctrove has played the role of mannequin for most of this Test, “not-outting” appeals and referring decisions to the third umpire, but the Dominican official sprung to life late on day four. Unfortunately for Doctrove, who had previously spared Kevin Pietersen and Simon Katich despite the weight of evidence suggesting both were out, the awakening involved an incorrect lbw decision against Bopara when struck too high on the pad by Ben Hilfenhaus. Sophia Gardens echoed with howls of indignation afterwards as England lost its second wicket of the afternoon.Outfit of the dayThe dozen fully-kitted Spidermen, one of them inflatable, had the early running over a foursome bearing masks featuring the visages of The Queen, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. But all were blown out of the water by a small troupe of touring Australians bearing t-shirts emblazoned with the mugshot of a man notable for his 21 first class games for NSW, and his occasional role as frontman in Brett Lee’s band, Six and Out. The Richard Chee Quee Appreciation Society, take a bow.

West Indies have named a largely untested 12-man A side to face Bangladesh in a three-day warm-up game in Barbados starting July 3. The squad includes only three players with international experience – the captain Sewnarine Chattergoon, Kemar Roach and Lendl Simmons, who was not included for the ODIs against India despite a good showing in the ICC World Twenty20.Fast bowler Nelon Pascal was with the West Indies squad on the tour to England but only played in warm-up matches. Young Andre Creary, of Jamaica, has yet to play a first-class match but has found a place to face Bangladesh.The selection of the rest of the squad is down to solid first-class performances this season. Adrian Barath was the fourth highest run-scorer with 845 at 44. 47, Combined Campuses & Colleges’ Omar Phillips scored 601 at 33.38, including a double-century and Kieran Powell made 567 at 37.80 for Leeward Islands.The CCC offspinner Ryan Austin topped the wickets tally with 60 at 24.06 and legspinner Gavin Wallace had 31 at 16.96 for winners Jamaica. Devon Thomas, the wicketkeeper, had 30 dismissals to go with 376 runs.Bangladesh will play two Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20 international.West Indies A: Sewnarine Chattergoon (capt), Ryan Austin, Adrian Barath, Andre Creary, Kevin McClean, Nelon Pascal, Omar Phillips, Kieran Powell, Kemar Roach, Lendl Simmons, Devon Thomas, Gavin Wallace.

Bangladesh 142 for 4 (Mahmudullah 46*) beat Scotland 141 for 7 (Hossain 5-16) by six wickets
ScorecardBangladesh overcame a spirited display from Scotland to continue their successful build-up to the World Twenty20 with a six-wicket victory at Wormsley. Their main man was the teenage fast bowler, Rubel Hossain, who proved almost unplayable in his four overs as he claimed the remarkable figures of 5 for 16.Despite Rubel’s efforts, however, Scotland were still able to bat through their 20 overs, and posted a respectable 141 for 7 thanks to 45 from 41 balls from their captain, Gavin Hamilton, and a 37-ball 50 from Neil McCallum in the middle order.In reply, Scotland landed two early blows when Shamsur Rahman was caught behind off Gordon Drummond for 1, before Dewald Nel extracted the big wicket of Mohammad Ashraful for 3.But at the other end, Tamim Iqbal kept the scoreboard moving by blazing 33 from 21 balls, to pave the way for Shakib Al Hasan (36 from 29 balls) and Mahmudullah (46 not out from 35) to ease Bangladesh to victory with eight balls to spare.Bangladesh’s bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake was all praise for Rubel’s effort. “He is improving all the time,” he said. “He trains hard and has so far managed to execute what he is doing in training. His natural pace and slightly unusual action makes him an interesting proposition.”Mahmudullah, too, was in a confident mood after his brisk innings. “I am going out there with a very positive mind,” he said. “I am looking to hit the ball hard and score runs all the time. I guess the mindset is helping me a lot.”I also started this tour very confident because I am coming off a successful domestic season where I made runs. Also, I had worked on my technique, especially on my backlift with Jamie (Siddons) and it has paid off.”