My pleasure, really looking forward to England v Italy!
"It is here now. All the distances and the miles we have covered, the heat preparation - we have done all that. There are no excuses now."
England v Italy: Manaus World Cup pitch 'painted green' amid fears over condition
Fifa refused to answer questions about the apparent dying, but did say the pitch is receiving "treatment" ahead of its first-ever international fixture.
England staff are thought to have commissioned their own investigations, receiving assurances from the Sports Turf Research Institute that while the turf may not be nice to look at, playing on it should be fine.