ANDREW FLINTOFF

Reverse swing is a great asset if it happens.

I don't live a rock n' roll lifestyle.

I can remember all the bad games and rubbish shots I've played far more than all my successes. Luckily, as I've got older, I've got better at dealing with that. What's the point of regrets? They don't change anything.

When you get offered the captaincy, you've got to have a go. In India, where it went well, I was playing well, and anything that needed doing, I'd do it myself. When I wasn't playing well, it was tough.

I rate myself as a driver, but I think everybody does.

Why, if we're hurtling through space, why would water stay still? Why is it not wobbling?

North of England, you're brought up on fish and chips. Friday or Saturdays every week, it was a treat.

A lot of kids don't get the chance to play sport.

I love Britain, but I've only been to the obvious places.

I've had a go at captaincy. Batting and bowling and captaincy turned out to be a bit too much.

With the cricket, I knew what I was doing - to a degree.

Cricket was deemed too posh where I came from, and I'd never have risked walking home through the estates in my whites. My club played some of the posh schools. I'd have the cheapest kit, but I loved those games. As soon as the posh lads opened their mouths and you heard their accents, the stakes were raised.

I'll be fine, and suddenly I'll feel the depression coming on. It can start with the smallest thing.

I have no problems with a multicultural society; I think that is to the benefit of the country. But you have to be careful what levels you take it to.

I took my wife to a really expensive hotel in Dubai. This was when we were first dating, so I wanted to impress her. I had scallops, and after that, I went to the bathroom to be sick. I realised I had just paid £300 or £400 on scallops just to throw it up. My wife and I then talked about it; I knew I had a problem.

I like the look of all-rounder Ben Stokes. I usually have no interest in comparing new players with myself, but there are some interesting parallels here.

Maybe it's the sportsman in me, but if it is going to be television, I want to be the best I can be.

Big things, a real crisis, I think I'm pretty good, but this little thing will just wallop me. I think I'm managing depression better now: when the mood comes, I just try and sit it out.

I wish I'd walked out of 'The Tourist' with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. I said to the missus after two minutes, 'He's her husband.' An hour and a half's worth of nonsense later, the big twist at the end is... he's her husband.

I take the same Timberland holdall wherever I go, stuffed with all my gear. Or a Louis Vuitton weekender my wife bought me. I'd never have a bag that you wheel; they get in the way.

I was great mates with Muttiah Muralitharan, dating back to the days when we both played together at Lancashire.

Success isn't about things we acquire.

I grew up watching 'Corrie,' and I still watch it whenever I can. It's got everything - drama, humour, and great characters. I used to watch it even when I was living in Dubai.

I like going down the pub with my mates and horse racing. I don't do anything that exciting.

Throughout my career, in cricket and beyond, I've been incredibly lucky with my marriage. I met Rachael in 2002, and that was the year my England career kicked on. Everything started to click.