When I watch Twenty20 cricket, there’s a different satisfaction. That hundred you get in six hours is a very satisfying feeling. A real triumph of skill. I don’t quite see that in the 20-over game – or the 100-ball game. Alastair Cook Read Quote
If you play 100-odd Test matches, there’s going to be little periods when you don’t score runs, and I’ve always managed to turn it around. Alastair Cook Read Quote
In international cricket you have to thrive on the big stage, you have to deal with the media and the pressure. Alastair Cook Read Quote
Physically and mentally, it’s quite hard. But I’m playing cricket for England. It’s what I dream about doing. Alastair Cook Read Quote
From a purely selfish, batting point of view, I couldn’t bat any better than the 2010-11 Ashes and then in India in 2012. That was as good as I could play. Alastair Cook Read Quote
I suppose you could say I was always having to defend my style of captaincy. I did get a lot of criticism – some of it justified, other times as part of a tactic. Alastair Cook Read Quote
Just because you’re made England captain, it doesn’t mean that you suddenly know everything about captaincy. Alastair Cook Read Quote
Am I happiest on the farm or out in the middle? I am a cricketer, but the farm is a very special place and I absolutely love being in the countryside and getting away from the bubble. I like to think I’m a farmer, but there’s so much experience that goes into that. Alastair Cook Read Quote
I’m a country boy at heart. I love it when you’ve got your boots on and you’re standing in three inches of cow muck. Alastair Cook Read Quote
It’s surreal to think that no one has played as many Test matches for England. I suppose it’s a credit to my longevity. Alastair Cook Read Quote
