I am very driven.

It's tough being me.

I'm as hungry as ever.

I'm a very proud person.

I have never been racist.

I'm always on my guard now.

I've realised I can be happy.

I don't feel sorry for myself.

Everyone is into male grooming.

I get along fine with the press.

I love England and I love cricket.

I need to rein myself in sometimes.

I can never sit still for five minutes.

I have some real big goals with England.

Leaving South Africa was very difficult.

I change, like every single normal person.

It's not fun facing a ball going 97 mph, trust me.

The England team is a team that never, ever stops.

Big players want to play in front of big audiences.

There's so many differences of opinion in the papers.

A good four to six weeks is about right for a proper break.

In the past I've thrown my wicket away on certain occasions.

These days you can play almost 100 Test matches in six years.

I am who I am, in terms of shooting from the hip occasionally.

The hardest thing is that you can't trust people now. You just can't.

I haven't turned into an absolute geek who doesn't like doing fun things.

There's always pressure in test cricket we just need to stick to our toes.

No one in their right mind would turn down the contracts I've been offered.

Once you have the support of the lads around you, you can't ask for any more.

I never think of playing for South Africa. It's the furthest thing from my mind.

It's quite hard when you do fail and you don't achieve what you want to achieve.

I have principles in my professional and personal life as to how things are done.

I'm very thrilled and excited to have been given the opportunity to captain England.

An achilles, if it doesn't heal right, there could be a danger of not playing again.

The boys are so well-rounded, they're so self-disciplined, there is so much camaraderie

I think I had about a month off when I broke my rib in Australia, which was magnificent.

I am very fortunate having the job that I do and I want to do it for as long as possible.

It's the weight of expectation that's the hardest to deal with, really, from my point of view.

Given half an opportunity to go and play the way I'm playing at the moment, of course I would.

I've seen how Rahul goes about his innings & that's something I want to get myself involved with.

I used to lie awake at night, willing myself to put in the hard work, the determination, the passion.

I've had to calm down, I have a kid! It is amazing. It's the best thing ever. Nothing better than it.

I have no interest in anyone who wants to criticise me, or doesn't like me despite never having met me.

I always say that things are meant to be and everything happens for a reason, so I don't have any regrets.

My England captaincy was not the England captaincy I wanted, that's what will live with me for a long time.

I love living in London but I would like to buy a place in Dubai and spend a few months of the year out there.

During my time as England captain I have always been both helpful and direct in my communications with the ECB.

Look, I've heard a lot of people talk about me, they say I'm like Marmite. They like me, or they don't like me.

The only way to get a three to four-month break would be to tear a tendon or a hamstring or something like that.

She [my wife] has had a Caesarean, so she can't bend over. It's a good excuse [for not changing nappies], I suppose.

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