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There are a lot of carbs in beer.
To be dropped is not a nice thing.
We want to be No.1 in all three formats.
You want to keep getting better every day.
I think winning can become a bit of a habit.
I generally have been a good player of spin.
A Boxing Day Test match is a fantastic occasion.
For me it's about being adaptable wherever we play.
With training for T20, I try to clear the fence a lot.
I have always seen myself more as a batsman than a bowler.
I think you always need some luck when you score big runs.
You can't score runs if you're sitting in the dressing room.
I don't like bowling that much. Every now and then, it's fine.
My job is to score runs and hopefully I can continue to do that.
I'll just do my own thing and just keep working hard to play hard.
I try to be as honest as I can and that's the best way to do things.
It's the pinnacle of Australian cricket, playing in an Ashes series.
Obviously the safety and security of the players is the biggest concern.
It's what I always wanted to do, play in the Australian side as a batsman.
I'd say that probably 95 per cent of batting is mental and decision-making.
First and foremost I'm a batsman in the side and that's my job, to score runs.
It was an amazing feeling to be able to win a World Cup and at home in Australia.
We like to play good, hard, tough, aggressive cricket when we're out in the field.
People say I am a little bit weird with the way I go about things, it's a fine line.
Everyone makes mistakes; it's about the way you respond to it that's really important.
I think part of being a professional cricket player is being able to adapt to conditions.
When you're under pressure and your heart's pumping, you almost go back to what you know.
When I am out there I pay no attention to the crowd and just move on with playing the game.
It's great to retain the Ashes but it just doesn't sit right with me when you don't win it.
It's nice to have someone to come home to and get the honest truth about all aspects of life.
I've faced a lot of short pitched bowling in my life and haven't had too many issues with it.
I don't like being back in the sheds, I prefer being out in the middle and just doing my thing.
A bit of a verbal challenge actually makes me switch on a bit more and gets me in for the fight.
If I am bowling in a game, that means we're in trouble. So hopefully, it doesn't happen too often.
It really gave me a lot of confidence to know that I could score runs against some really good bowlers.
I love to speak to Brad Haddin, Simon Katich. All different people. Quality people with opinions I can trust.
I guess everyone is entitled their opinion and how they want to treat people, but it is water of a duck's back.
I'm not in the game for personal accolades. I'm here to do my job and score as many runs for the team as I can.
My record probably is better when I'm captain than when I'm not. That sort of pressure doesn't really bother me.
It's just about getting those runs on the board and the more I can do that, the more I can put my name up there.
We don't go out there to try and lose games of cricket, we go out there to try and win and play the best way we can.
To be able to say I am an Ashes-winning captain... just hearing those words and saying them myself is pretty special.
I've always dreamt of playing in a shield final with NSW and to win it and to be captain of the side, it's a great thrill.
I actually think I play better with pressure, that extra pressure when the team needs something more and things like that.
I've copied a bit of what AB de Villiers does. The way I go back and across to open myself up and set myself for the shots.
During a Test match I am not a very good sleeper, mainly because I am visualising. Everything is positive. Nothing negative.
The thing for me is my defence: as long as my defence is in good order then I feel the rest of my game can expand from there.
When you're in good form and hitting the ball well you want to keep playing as much as you can and not have too much of a break.
I think I've been able to withstand pressure and know that things get easier and I think, when they've got easier, I've cashed in.
An Ashes series is huge for Australian cricketers - and English cricketers for that matter - and there's always that added pressure.