There are only a few times in a batsman’s life when he gets really eager: when you want to get off the mark or when you are approaching 100 or 200.

Every player needs that one or two innings to get the confidence in whatever format to realise that he’s good enough to be successful in whatever conditions or at whatever level.

Every innings is important.

As an opening batsman, it’s my responsibility to spend as much time in the middle as I can and try and get big scores in the first innings so that we don’t have to bat in the second innings.