Jonathan Agnew Quotes

Having to play Test matches for a month and then switch to T20s in five days is not easy, but that's the kind of challenge I love to face.

Whenever you play international cricket, there is always a challenge.

I have batted well in Tests and always wanted to do well in ODIs, too.

In Test cricket, you have to be adaptable.

New Zealand's Daniel Vettori is a very good bowler.

Certain cricketers are meant to play Test cricket.

Being a professional cricketer, you have to adapt to the conditions quickly. It takes time to get rhythm when you are constantly traveling from one country to another.

Glenn McGrath's my hero, so I did a lot of reading on him when I was growing up.

I enjoy playing Test cricket, especially against India in India.

The Kookaburra is the toughest ball to bowl with.

You need to be flexible but I feel I can bat at any position depending on the condition.

You can call it my bias or love for Harbhajan but if you are picking three best spinners in the country, he's got to be among them. Harbhajan is one bowler who should be playing all three formats of the game.

I'm looking forward to the new challenge that playing T20 cricket in England will bring.

I love the multi-format series. Within it they've found a way to retain Test matches and England v Australia in the Test arena, they were always my favourite matches to play in.

When I was a kid, Test was the form of the game everybody wanted to watch.

It provides a different type of element and mental strain athletes love. That's what makes the game of golf so special.

Everybody wants to play his natural position and play every day, but in the world of professional sports that's not always possible.

I am the batsman and the bat, / I am the bowler and the ball, / The umpire, the pavilion cat, / The roller, pitch, and stumps, and all.

Life is a kind of chess.

I would visualize the best- and worst-case scenarios. Whether I get disqualified or my goggles fill up with water or I lose my goggles or I come in last, I'm ready for anything.

We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there.

Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.

I knew my limitations and the limitations of the courts I played on, and adjusted thusly. I was at my best in bad conditions.

If you are losing at a game, change the game.

Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.