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Whenever I go through any sort of bad patch, I remind myself that part of the game of cricket is God testing you.
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Coming off the field and having a young family, it's very easy to distract yourself.
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I did get the nickname 'craptain' from the Yorkshire dressing room. A bit of banter which I thought was quite funny.
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Every time you're involved in an Ashes series, as soon as it finishes at the back of your mind you start thinking about the next one.
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We think it is a really important part of your journey, as an international player, that you come in and you want it to feel like it's the pinnacle of the game. That you want to come back into that environment. You don't want to think, 'Well, I'd much prefer playing for Sussex,' or your county.
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You have to look at areas you want to get better at, both in yourself and as a team.
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You want to be busy and try and get the scoreboard moving, and showing that intent when you go out there is important.
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You have to have a laugh and a joke. If you spend five days playing a Test match and so much time together off the field, it's important to keep morale high.
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If I was playing for my local club I'd want to play in exactly the same way as if I was playing for England and, if that ever changes, it's probably time to stop.
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If you're playing against someone, you always want them playing flat out and at their best - so when you are successful you know you've produced a really good performance.
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There are always different areas in the game you want to develop. For me it's my all-round game in different conditions in different places in the world.
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I used to see Michael Vaughan play at the club and then to watch him captain England was inspiring.
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You look at someone like Neil Wagner - he's got a big heart, a big engine, and keeps running. And that's what you want, you want guys who, time and time again, want to be putting themselves in that position, to keep wanting to create chances and keep trying to change the game.
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Teams quickly find trends in ways you get out. If you get out in similar fashion on three or four occasions, teams will be using that as a weapon to get you out.
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I've played a lot of cricket at Trent Bridge over the years, and have had a lot of fond memories there.
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Jos has been the most complete white-ball batsman we've had ever. The way he can play a number of different scenarios. He can just demoralise attacks and very quickly swing games massively in your favour.
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I've been called Ellen DeGeneres on a number of occasions over the course of my career.
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A lot of the things we do in Test cricket revolves around planning for the Ashes series down under.
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It is motivating seeing how powerful it is when people come together and show support for a fantastic organisation like the NHS. We are very lucky to have it. We should appreciate it and not take it for granted.
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You can never really replicate the dressing-room environment and building something as a group of players.
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What batsmen like me do for fitness is often a bit different to what bowlers like Jimmy Anderson or Stuart Broad do but everyone in the squad has a big focus on core strength. It is really important for batting, bowling and fielding. You need a strong core and spine so your movement isn't restricted out there.
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I don't get too fussy about food around games. It is more just a case of making sure I get some fuel on board. But I quite enjoy poached eggs and toast in the morning so I often go for that before training.
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If you look round the world, most teams want guys who can bowl up at 90 mph because they can make things happen when it isn't doing much.
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We've seen guys in the sport, like Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, who have actually benefited from the captaincy.
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You learn from the bad games and the bad tours. And, when things are going well, you think about that and you make the most of it. You don't get lazy; you don't rest on your laurels.
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I just want to represent England whether it is in the middle, at the top or wherever. If it means opener then great but I'm not too fussed about it. I just want to be in the side.
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When you go to Australia you are always asked whether you can perform in hostile environments against high pace and every Australian side I have played against has had guys bowling over 90mph.
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In white-ball cricket the conditions do vary, but throughout Tests it varies a lot more in a five-day game, and home advantage becomes more prevalent in Test cricket.
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I'm not a massive reader, to be honest. I try and fill my time with other things. But I remember getting halfway through a book once. It was 'The Client' by John Grisham, which was quite interesting.
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From the age of six I used to watch every England team and when I was messing around in the backyard I would pretend to be whoever was scoring runs at the time, whether they were a right or left-hander. I just wanted to be them and do that.
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We should be looking to inspire every living person in this country to play the game of cricket.
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As a batter you are generally playing a mental game most of the time and having too long to prepare can work against you - you can almost fry yourself out before a Test match or feel slightly fatigued two games in because you have spent too long preparing.
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I am slightly better at sleeping now during Test matches. I have a diary and I write things down, which helps. I write about decisions, a lot about opposition and stuff I want to say to the team so I am clear on the message I want to give.
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I remember getting hit in the ribs when I was on about eight or nine in my first game, and everyone rushed over, quite concerned. The umpire said to me afterwards, 'If anyone had appealed I would have had to give you out LB!' I ended that innings about nine not out off about 15 overs. I was already digging in - Yorkshire style.
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That's the food chain that cricket is sometimes. You have to be at the top of it otherwise you get swept away and eaten up.
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