Ian Blackwell 'thrilled to bits' with his bowling for England

Ahead of the first of the VB One Day series final matches against Australia in Sydney Somerset all rounder talked about his performances so far for England this winter.

He told me earlier today: "As you can imagine I'm thrilled to bits with the way that my bowling has improved this winter and over the moon the way I bowled and also the way the team fought the other night against Australia."

He continued: "As for my batting, I'm just frustrated really because I know I can do it, and I feel in good nick in the nets too. I don't think there are many games where an all rounder has a good game both bowling and batting, normally one part stands out more than the other."

However despite being out of form with the bat `Blackie' remains upbeat. He concluded: "I'm not too worried though because I'm still working on things and I have also played a DVD of my innings against India, when I scored 82, to see what I did differently if anything. Lets hope I can rediscover that form for the finals."