KEVIN PIETERSEN

People do write books.

My England captaincy was not the England captaincy I wanted, that's what will live with me for a long time.

I never think of playing for South Africa. It's the furthest thing from my mind.

I have no interest in anyone who wants to criticise me, or doesn't like me despite never having met me.

I love England and I love cricket.

I'm not a robot.

Everyone is into male grooming.

It's not fun facing a ball going 97 mph, trust me.

I am very fortunate having the job that I do and I want to do it for as long as possible.

I'm very thrilled and excited to have been given the opportunity to captain England.

A good four to six weeks is about right for a proper break.

I always say that things are meant to be and everything happens for a reason, so I don't have any regrets.

When I was single I went out a lot. I don't go out all that often now.

I get along fine with the press.

I used to lie awake at night, willing myself to put in the hard work, the determination, the passion.

Once you have the support of the lads around you, you can't ask for any more.

I can never sit still for five minutes.

It's tough being me.

There's so many differences of opinion in the papers.

I'm as hungry as ever.

In the past I've thrown my wicket away on certain occasions.

I need to rein myself in sometimes.

It's quite hard when you do fail and you don't achieve what you want to achieve.

The only way to get a three to four-month break would be to tear a tendon or a hamstring or something like that.

I'd like to think that every captain around the world has a vision of how they want their teams to play and most of them are allowed to take their teams forward in their own way.