John Newton Quotes

Bowling at Steve Smith in his form is difficult and you have to make sure you take all your chances.

I am a rhythmic bowler.

You make a 2-10 split pretty often when you bowl as much as I do.

I always go for centuries at the end of frames because it gives the fans a chance to celebrate.

When I throw a curve that hangs and it goes for a hit, I want to chew up my glove.

Anyone in the game can make any score.

It pumps me up - the whole idea of the bowler marking his run-up, popping at the crease, the crowd chanting, nerves building up. It's a very good feeling. Right from the first ball, I know I have to be at the top of my game.

As bowlers, we don't worry about the wickets, whether they are flat or not.

Bowlers have to accept they will go for runs sometimes.

If you don't score you are not going to win a match.

I don't like half-volleys being driven for four.

The stat is the score. And when you don't win that score, nothing good happens.

My shot selection has to be good to score big runs.

As cricketers we fail all the time. You score a hundred every now and again but you get out between nought and 20 far more often. If you get 50, you feel bad because you should have got a hundred. Even if you get a hundred, you feel you should have got 150. So you're always failing.

I either do really well in spring training, or I suck. I either hit .350 or .150.

If you just play your game, the stats will come.

When I get on the pitch I have to make sure I am getting hundreds and taking six-fors.

Bowling was my natural skill. I didn't know how I was doing it, but I was spinning it miles and bamboozling people.

Every innings is important.

I've never been bothered about being the highest wicket-taker in the world or the best South African bowler in the world.

I always love challenges, and when I bowl, I always look to get wickets.

One of my aims is to be the fastest and regarded as the best fast bowler in the world.

Unless you are a good bowler, you won't be in the India A side.

I have batted well in Tests and always wanted to do well in ODIs, too.

I can't think ok, I got 35 points, he got 35, I did something good.