James Anderson Quotes

I do not fear grassy tracks. Whether there is grass or not on the wicket, I am not worried.

The Oval has always been a good batting track, and there's not much for the bowlers.

In India, the wicket tends to get a bit slower once the ball gets old, but in England, it's pretty much the same whether it's new ball or old ball.

A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.

The wickets I have played on for my whole career, most of them have been to suit fast bowlers in Australia.

There are very rare occasions when you get a good wicket to bat on, but whatever wicket you get, you have to play at least 20 overs for your side.

There are not enough turning pitches in India, which is why we are not getting good spinners.

During the peak of my career, I used to pick the ball as soon it was released from the bowler's hands. And I hit the ball through the line.

Strike rates depend on the surfaces you play on.

We all know England conditions help fast bowlers.

In South Africa, you can get away sometimes because of the bounce. You may get away with full wide balls. In India, it does not bounce and finds the middle of the bat and goes flying to point or extra cover for four.

Great fast bowlers don't have to worry about whether the track is flat or green. They'll find a way to get wickets.

It was my wish to play in the challenging conditions in Australia. I love the bounce there.

As a fast bowler if you're not going to bowl well on a Perth wicket you're going to struggle in Australia.

If you are playing in the right conditions, there is always motivation to bowl fast. If you are playing in the wrong condition then you want to be a batsman.

I'm expecting big things from our bowlers, from Peter Siddle, who plays the enforcer role, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee when he gets fit again. In batting, there's Phil Hughes, whose already done well for Australia and scored hundreds for Middlesex.

The wickets in England are very helpful to me.

Sri Lankan wickets may not be conducive for fast bowling, but it doesn't mean that the quicks can't get wickets there.

Every wicket you play on is different.

Champions League matches are not always played on good pitches.

On Edens Gardens pitch, nobody bowls well.

Bowling in sub-continental conditions is not easy for a fast bowler. You have to be consistent and persistent to succeed, especially when you are bowling to the likes of Sangakkara, Mahela, Samaraweera, and Dilshan.

The first thing that comes to the mind when you are touring South Africa is bouncy wickets. But that is no surety of what kind of pitch you would get in the game.

The thing I've got to concentrate on for South Africa is bowling at good pace and if the ball is in the right area that will cause enough trouble.

If you don't have bounce on the pitch, even a spinner cannot come handy.