"It's good news, really good news, I'm happy and ready to go into hospital, " he said.

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"I'm really happy to get off to a good start, " said the 25-year-old Englishman.

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"I'm tired, but I've had a really good month in Australia so I can go home happy, " said Robson, who flies back to England on Saturday night.

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And if I am not happy, how could I be a really good mommy to my boys?

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Still, there are few shows he'd dare count on: "If you call me in five years, we have a really good chance 'The Lion King' is running, and I'd be happy to arrange a ticket for you for 'Wicked' for that date, " he says.

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But most have a good distance still to go before they can hope to make their long-suffering investors really happy.

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"He's been really good this week, he feels like he wants to get that score but we're very happy with what he's doing and he will come right, " Strauss said of 30-year-old Pietersen.

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It seemed like things really weren't going that well, but I ended up with a good score anyway, so I'm happy.

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