Geoffrey Boycott Quotes

I think that the problem for any player you want to select for England, not just in isolation, is that it'll be a concern if that player doesn't play for his team.

I never thought I'd be a senior player in a county side, let alone the England side. When you break into a county side, that is your aim, so it's an incredible feeling to have achieved that with England.

My feelings in regards to the national team are simple: If the manager thinks I can be of use, I will be ready for the call.

It's not about age. If Marcus Rashford is ready for England then he should play.

This is the Italian national team; there's no need to give caps away. If the coach calls up certain players, it's because he's convinced they can give a big hand, and that's why I'm here.

I didn't expect to be dropped by England.

As for my personal ambitions, I always loved playing for England and always felt I did well.

If we are going to win games, we need 11 fit players. Sir Alex Ferguson does not pick half-fit players.

Of course, I want to play for England as often as I can and at major tournaments.

The most important thing is that Spain have a good team no matter who plays. It is always nice to see your name spoken but the important thing is that the national team does well. But having good players for every position is important because there are always injuries, drops of form.

What one does in one's club is what determines whether one gets called up for the national team.

My sole focus is producing the best team possible for England.

When I first started playing cricket for England, there was hardly any coverage.

Playing for England is the most important thing in my life.

Playing for England is always the main priority.

Ever since I was kid, I dreamed of playing for England.

To be in the England squad, you have got to be playing well and your standards have got to be up there.

I don't want to get to a point where I consider the national team a club team.

For Pakistan cricket to stay relevant and strong, the best players have to be available all the time - it's a challenge faced by everyone, but one that particularly relates to us because of our mainly amateur, pretty random, and certainly too thinly spread domestic structure that feeds the national team.

I'm a passionate player when I pull that England shirt on; it's a very special and proud moment for you.

If I'm called up by any England team, I'm willing to go. I'm not going to pull out of any England team. Ask any young kid who wants to play for their national team, and everyone's the same. We're all dying to do it.

I want to widen the pool. In the past, England players have maybe had the comfort of knowing what the next squad is going to be before it's announced, but I'd like there to be more uncertainty. More competition for places means the standard goes up.

Before I made my Test debut, I had played nearly nine years of first-class cricket.

When I first came into the England one-day side and joined the selectors, I wanted to move away from picking what some people called the bits-and-pieces to the best batsmen and bowlers.

Players must understand that if they go after more lucrative contracts, then they forfeit their chances of playing in the national team.