James Anderson Quotes

I can remember that 2005 Ashes as a kid and being really absorbed in that whole series at 14 years old. It was magical.

I heard a lot about Ian Botham's Ashes, in 1981. Everybody still talks about his performance.

There is nothing quite like an Ashes trip Down Under.

I want to captain England in more Tests than anyone else.

As a young kid you stay up late to watch the Ashes, getting told off for not being in bed, and dream of making a hundred against Australia.

You turn up to an Ashes series and put everything you can into it.

There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes.

My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.

Trent Bridge, 2013, is my favourite Test. An Ashes opener and England won a thriller by 14 runs. I managed to take ten wickets, which helps.

Call me traditional, but Test cricket is the most important thing.

The Ashes are the biggest Test series played in the world.

I've always wanted to play Test cricket from a young age and that's what you dream about. But you have to make sure you can contribute regardless of the format.

Nothing worse than walking out in a Test match and finding your hand slipping on the handle.

Everything goes out of the window when you start an Ashes series. It's about grabbing the moment.

You know there is something a little bit special about an Ashes.

Big wins in the first Test of an Ashes series polarise everything moving forward.

Back in 2006-07 when we completed the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years, the historical significance didn't really filter in to our thinking. We didn't realise it at the time - we were just making amends for 2005.

I wanted to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. But I could not.

I have never played a Test match at the Eden... It's such a big shame and disappointment.

A lot of the things we do in Test cricket revolves around planning for the Ashes series down under.

I grew up at a time when West Indies dominated the world. For 15 years from 1980, the West Indies never lost a Test series.

In Test cricket, you have to be adaptable.

My dad was a keen cricketer - he played at school and club level - but it was hard for him to find time for it because he was a farmer, so he encouraged me and my brother.

Growing up in Rochdale, I think, all the kids in my street, pretty much every boy was playing cricket. I had four brothers as well, and we played a lot together. When it was just me on my own, I was bowling at a drainpipe.

My childhood was a happy one. I was captain of the school sports team and played cricket after class. I had five younger siblings and a large loving family that lived together. We are still very close.