"It is huge for us. To go to Lord’s in a couple of days now still level in the series is a massive boost for us," James Anderson said.
"It was a tricky last couple of overs. We played fantastic and Colly (Paul Collingwood) was absolutely awesome. I’m just glad to get out of it with a draw."
"It’s amazing what he did today. He made a fantastic contribution to us drawing the game," Panesar said.
"He’s been throwing me balls and working really hard with me on my batting and it has paid off today."
"All day we were not quite in the contest. We lost wickets early on but all credit must go to Paul Collingwood – he was outstanding," England captain Andrew Strauss said.
"He does it time and time again for us in pressure situations. I can’t say enough good things about him.
"Also we have to mention Jimmy and Monty. The batsmen shouldn’t have let them get in that position, but they showed a lot of character.
"To be fair they kept their heads and in a pressure situation that is hard to do. We are proud of them and we are proud to get a draw but we are also aware that we have a lot of work to do between now and the second Test.
"Thankfully we got away with it and hopefully we can come out and do better at Lord’s.
"We’ve not given away too much momentum, which is important in back-to-back Tests. We are just very, very thankful to get a draw and we can take pride in the fight we showed."
"I am disappointed we didn’t win the game, I thought we played well enough over the five days," Australia captain Ricky Ponting said.
"But I am still really proud of the boys. We can take a lot of heart out of the game although we came up a bit short in the end. Give England credit as well.
"There are four Tests to go and we will have to play at this level if we want to win the series."
He added: "It was nice to be able to turn it on when the team needed it. I am happy with the way things went with the bat but I have a bitter-sweet taste in my mouth."
"It was important to try and keep some momentum. Thankfully it is still 0-0 but we know we have got to be better on Thursday," Paul Collingwood said.
"We can take a lot of confidence out of this game. We showed great character and heart, there is a lot of passion in that dressing room so we can take alot from this."
"I knew what I had to do in that situation and that was to bat for three sessions," he added.
"It is a difficult thing to do and in the end I probably gave my wicket away which was disappointing.
"In the end it was close, closer than we would have hoped for and at one point we looked dead, but the boys at the end did well.
"There are some happy people in that dressing room now. Realistically though we know we have to improve for Thursday."