Joe Calzaghe Quotes

Well, all cricket invites attention.

As a test cricket lover, and as a cricket lover, I like all forms of the game.

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.

Test cricket should be No. 1 for every cricketer.

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.

I understand cricket - what's going on, the scoring - but I can't understand why.

The IPL is just pure, intense. You don't need all the other stuff. I don't believe in coaches in international cricket.

England has some very good cricketers. And don't rule West Indies out. They have some explosive players.

My brother, Ajay, who plays lower-division games, and I discuss cricket often.

I love to play Test cricket; it's the main cricket.

I totally enjoyed playing in Australia. I think they play very tough cricket, and the brand of cricket they play is very strong.

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to work out that the South African bowling attack is exceptionally good.

Treat cricket like a sport.

I love England and I love cricket.

And I don't watch cricket. How can you like a game that requires you to take four days off work to follow a Test?

I don't think cricket is a game that people who have never played or been involved in understand the excitement. It's a game that is full of excitement, because cricket lovers follow the game and understand the basic principles and rules. They become connoisseurs of the game.

I don't mind a bit of cricket, but it has to be something massive like the Ashes.

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

The only two times we have peaked above world average is when we got to No. 1 in the world in 2011 and when we got to No. 2 in the world in 2004 under Michael Vaughan.

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.

It's every cricketer's dream to play in the World Cup.

For me, growing up and watching Test cricket and absolutely loving it, that's been the pinnacle for me with cricket.

I've played with and against great players. I've been with Viv Richards, Richie Richardson and played against Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jaque Kallis and Virat Kohli is up there with the very best.

Test cricket is the ultimate challenge.

Peter Moores has been very popular in the England dressing room. He's got a very good record of developing players but I felt that in some areas of international cricket he is a little bit exposed, around tactics and strategy.