The England captaincy job, after 50-odd games, has found out what kind of leader I am in terms of a person. It’s made me feel far more confident in terms of talking to a group in any situation. But it has taken me a long time to feel like I’ve been doing it naturally. Alastair Cook Read Quote
My stubbornness helped me for the first half of my career; I had that real determination to do it my way – I know the best way. That helped me from a 14-year-old to 25 in getting me to where I got to. Alastair Cook Read Quote
When someone says, ‘How long do you see yourself captaining for?’ you don’t really know. Alastair Cook Read Quote
Relief isn’t quite the right word but there’s satisfaction at a job well done and I’m proud to say that I’m an Ashes-winning captain. Without taking it too personally, it has a nice little ring to it. Alastair Cook Read Quote
The most important opinions to me are those that belong to the guys in the changing room. Alastair Cook Read Quote
The beauty of cricket is that there are so many different opinions as to the best way to do something and at times it is easier to see something when you’re not emotionally involved in the game and not responsible for the decision. You can go and have a cup of tea and look at it from a different point of view. Alastair Cook Read Quote
When you step out of the team environment you think, ‘Wow, I’m England captain and we’ve just won the Ashes.’ Alastair Cook Read Quote
Yes, there are absolutely moments when you’re running out of ideas, and you do genuinely feel sorry for the bowlers when you keep asking them to run in again on a flat wicket, when partnerships get away from you, especially at the tail, which is one of the big differences in the modern game. Alastair Cook Read Quote
It does take a lot of effort to perform, playing for England. It’s a huge amount of sacrifice to do and one day I might just wake up and say ‘you know what, I’m done with it.’ Alastair Cook Read Quote
