Intro:

Ian Bell spoke on Friday after England were 411 runs ahead in the first Ashes Test with Australia at stumps on day three Friday (July 10).

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Ian Bell, England

"Oh look, in this kind of cricket, in Ashes cricket, anything is possible and I am sure they (Australia) will back themselves to get close (to the target) if not knock it off (reach it). So we know we have got a lot of hard work to do tomorrow (Saturday). We have got to rest up and we have got to come out and bowl like we did (Friday). If we bowl like we did in the first ten overs today then we put ourselves in a great position. I thought we were outstanding. But we know there is a lot of hard work and I thought again, our fielding was outstanding. The way we backed the bowlers up was brilliant and we have got to keep doing that throughout the series. And if we do that we know our bowlers have got the skills to take 20 wickets."

SOUNDBITE (English): Ian Bell, England

"Well I think it has given us a lot of belief. The first three days have been brilliant. Like I said, I think we have got a lot of respect for Australia. They have been playing fantastic cricket for a long time now. But the first three days have gone brilliantly for us and we have to make sure tomorrow is exactly the same. But like I said, we can take a lot from it. But we know that Australia are going to keep coming back at us all the time. And there will be times that we have to stand up as well and take some pressure. But I think the whole dressing room is excited and ready for a good challenge this summer."