An out-and-out fast bowler is one of the great sights in cricket.

Partnerships are not just about bowling in tandem all the time. It all is about helping the other guy get in the right frame of mind.

What I try to do is improve as much as I can so I can be the best bowler I possibly can.

Milestones have never really meant a lot. They probably will mean more when I've finished playing and actually reflect on what I have achieved.

I've just enjoyed playing for England - it's an amazing job.

Part of the reason I fell in love with cricket was watching fast bowlers. They provide a sense of theatre with dramatic, ferocious spells and that applies as much in one-day cricket as in Tests.

For a fast bowler, not much stress goes through my body.

Lord's is such a special place and to get my first and now my 500th wickets here is something that will live with me for a long time.

I remember playing a Twenty20 game in Australia in 2007 and Matthew Hayden smacked one back at me. My head goes down as I follow through and as I looked up I just saw this white flash pass about an inch from the side of my head. If it had been a touch straighter I would not have had time to react and who knows what could have happened.