"I played golf for Ireland and I played for Great Britain and Ireland, so I've walked out to the Irish nationalanthem and stood under the Irish flag and I've walked out to theBritishnationalanthem and stood under the Union Jack, " she said.
After the players had stood around for about 20 minutes listening to Neath-born soprano Katherine Jenkins sing the Welsh nationalanthem, theBritish and Australian anthems were also belted out and Mitchell Johnson finally got the 2009 Ashes - the first Test in the sport's long history to be staged in Cardiff - under way.