James Anderson Quotes

I am a big fan of the five-bowler strategy.

I bowled in tandem with Brett Lee, who produced some fast, fiery spells. When you've got someone bowling up above 90mph, it has a fear factor that not many people really enjoy.

In Twenty20s, you have to bowl a lot fuller, especially at the death, and you've got to be mindful of what you're doing. But it's still cricket.

I never look to contain. I always try and take wickets.

I have always been an attacking bowler. I am more than happy to go for a few runs and get a few wickets.

I like to take wickets and see wickets and chances and I think in T20 cricket you have to risk a boundary to take a wicket.

Fast bowling is an art, like spin bowling.

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.

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

Runs are important, don't get me wrong, but it will be wickets that I will be judged on.

Playing with Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn, I am a very lucky guy. Not many people are going to attack those two, which means the batsmen will attack me. And if they attack me, there is always a chance I can get a wicket.

As a bowler I think I am more wicket-based than some.

I want to be a high-order batter in the one-day stuff, to play some long innings rather than just go in and have a swipe.

Bowlers have to accept they will go for runs sometimes.

If I get runs in an entertaining fashion, then great. I like to get on top of bowlers and be aggressive. I don't want to be dominated by them. Hopefully people enjoy the way I play.

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

Sometimes what happens is you're not getting wickets; you're going for runs. You just want to get away.

In terms of pace, every captain wants pace in their attack.

What we have learned is that Roland-Jones is a very promising prospect. Because of the way he bowls, he will not blow batsmen away, but is more likely to take wickets through accuracy and building pressure.

You see teams buy a lot of batsmen for a lot of money because they are good batsmen. But you also need good bowlers to get them out or contain the runs.

I have been an aggressive batsman since my school days, and I play my game as such.

I love that feeling of being in a battle with the new ball, you're getting an opening batsman out while they are desperate to survive.

I enjoy taking wickets more than most people can understand. I'm addicted to that feeling.

I try to keep the ball up to the bat, and I usually get the ball to outswing, so I get wickets like that.