Alastair Cook Quotes

Everyone loves a win in India. No one wants to lose a match. It is the cricketer who absorbs all the pressure.

Test matches are what really drive me to perform.

Every player wants to win the World Cup - every country wants to win the World Cup - so anything less than that is not really a bonus. Of course you can take positives out of everything, but you won't be entirely happy if you don't win it.

Being part of the World Cup team is definitely very special for any cricketer.

It is a proud moment to lead England out any time you do and on a world stage it gives it an extra oomph as well but it will be down there with the biggest lows if we don't win.

When your are playing for the national championship, it's not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that.

I hate to play a tournament in which I'm not contending. It's just not any fun for me.

When you see grown men near to tears because they've missed hitting a little white ball into a hole from three feet, it makes you laugh.

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

I think any time you lose an Ashes series, especially with the hype and build-up surrounding it and the pride we have as Australians playing against England, that's always hard to take.

As an athlete, I've always been very proud to represent the United States.

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win.

My sophomore year I spent exactly one day on the JV football team. It was the tryout day.

I could be winning the decathlon in high school, which I've won twice, yet, if my dad is in the audience, 'Oh look! It's Anthony Quinn.' And I'm like, 'Hello? Kid just got a gold medal. Hello? I'm over here.'

Field hockey is my strongest sport, and if I lose a game, I take a long, hot bath and moan about it.

My dad is a great cricket fan, and I used to play a bit back in Jamaica.

We're all trying so hard to win each of these World Series events and the standard now is phenomenal but it's great that everyone's pushing each other.

People keep comparing me to Virat Kohli.

I wish I'd done better for England. I only played three Tests and three One Day internationals. You have to take your chances and, for whatever reason, I didn't.

I play cricket. I'm a professional cricketer and I guess my job is to hopefully help Australia win games of cricket.

My aim is to be the best in the world and perform in each of Pakistan's wins.

I used to see Michael Vaughan play at the club and then to watch him captain England was inspiring.

You're paid to perform. There is an outcome to a game and it doesn't matter how many goals you score. If you don't win, you don't have a good time.

We're trying to win a World Cup for our country, and I think everyone who supports football can get behind that.

I just love diving around in goal. Being able to do it for my country is amazing and I remind myself of it every single time I pull on an England shirt.