Glamorgan are hoping to stage further Ashes Test matches

Chairman Paul Russell says Glamorgan have been left with a feeling of a job well done as the dust settles on the summer's opening Ashes Test.

The Welsh county were controversially awarded the event - the first Ashes Test to be played outside England.

In the wake of the dramatic draw with Australia at the Swalec Stadium, Glamorgan have been praised for their staging of the historic event.

"It's a feeling amongst everybody of a job well done," said Russell.

"We believe that we showed what Glamorgan cricket, Cardiff and Wales can do."

Glamorgan hope to stage future high-profile international matches and would do so buoyed by plaudits from the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Russell said: "I had a word with my staff - our final staff meeting - on the night before the game.

"I said we've shocked the world by getting this game, we've shocked the world by building the stadium and having it ready on time, we'll once again shock the world by showing them how well we can do this.

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"And I believe and so do many, many other people that we achieved that.

"[We've had] very, very positive [feedback from the ECB]. They were here in numbers throughout the Test match and the days leading up to it, both from the operations side and PR press side.

"They were very, very delighted. In fact I have a note written in very friendly and laudatory terms from the major match manager on my desk."

Russell says the wicket also played its part in producing a memorable sporting occasion.

He added: "I think Trevor Bailey once said good batsmen score runs and good bowlers take wickets.

"In the end England showed that with a little bit of application they could have posted a much higher first innings score and the game would not have been in any doubt.

"But we were happy with the wicket, the way it performed. There were some glorious shots on there.

"It took some spin towards the end and there was some pace and carry in there for the quick bowlers as well."

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