Jonathan Agnew Quotes

I have one regret that whenever I look at the list of world's leading scorers, I don't see any Pakistani who has scored 10,000 Test runs; even I couldn't do it, nor Muhammad Yousuf.

I think if you're writing about cricket, you're obviously writing about power, because cricket is such a loaded sport, much more so than soccer.

Lord's is such a special place and to get my first and now my 500th wickets here is something that will live with me for a long time.

I first got into cricket by watching Test matches on TV and listening to overseas tours on the radio. The sport really grabbed me - and it didn't matter that England weren't hugely successful back then.

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

I can't compare myself to Tendulkar, because he has already played and done with his 25 years of international career and scored 100 hundreds.

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.

If everything works out for me & if it's my special day I'll try to break AB de Villiers record for the fastest hundred.

The year 1989 was crucial for me because I had just moved from the country into Sydney to play first-class cricket. That was the time I heard of a teenager called Sachin Tendulkar, who had burst on to the scene and was being annointed as successor to the great Sunil Gavaskar.

I know the history of West Indies cricket and I know what it means to the people.

I wanted to work for CBS because I loved the way CBS broadcast the Masters and I loved the way CBS presented the NFL. I loved the voices I heard.

Over the years I have been watching Pakistan when playing against them or with them in county cricket. And they have been brilliant bowlers and batsmen and great individuals.

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

ESPN truly is a game changer and has the ability to unite the world through sports, which is something I'm incredibly passionate about.

It's an interesting education to listen to cricket commentary when you're not at the game. When you're there, which is most of the time for me, it flows over you. But when you're not there, you look at it in a slightly different way. You pick up things.

I've always had an interest in the media, I love cricket, so why wouldn't I want to be around it?

I have many, many fond memories of Yuvraj Singh. He started under my captaincy.

Test match cricket is about individual brilliance.

Brand matters. And ESPN is, by far, the most popular sports brand. People trust ESPN.

I love Augusta. I get to cover what I consider to be the best golf tournament of the year, and I really would like to think that one day - God willing, CBS willing - I'd be able to say that I worked 50 Masters.

I would be proud if I can score as many runs as Rahul Dravid by the time I retire and serve the country as long as he did.

It is my hope that Babar Azam will become a bigger player like Virat Kohli.

Growing up in the '70s my heroes were Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards and Roy Fredericks as a left-hand batsman.

We want to give deep insight into sports at all levels and bring the viewer inside the journey for an entirely new perspective.

When I was at ESPN, I would say in April, 'We should be doing something on the NFL,' and they laughed at me.