Andrew Flintoff Quotes

These days you can play almost 100 Test matches in six years.

In white-ball cricket the conditions do vary, but throughout Tests it varies a lot more in a five-day game, and home advantage becomes more prevalent in Test cricket.

I like back-to-back Tests at the end of a series, without any county game in between. We know county cricket has no bearing on Test cricket.

I think my general view of day-night Test cricket is that there is definitely something there that the ICC can keep looking at because it moves the game forward with timing and allows more people to come and watch.

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.

Time has never really been an issue in Test cricket, especially in the modern game where things naturally move quicker than they have in the past.

Test cricket gives ultimate satisfaction that I don't think any other type of cricket does due to the nature and longevity of it.

I wouldn't rule out the idea of four-day Test cricket, if we can get the playing conditions right and the right circumstances it might be a good thing in some parts of the world.

It's very rare that you get a chance to play in a Test and that's what makes it so special and prestigious.

One rose says more than the dozen.

The one thing I've learned about friends is that the good ones are rare.

I always want to be known as a good Test cricketer. I believe I have the ability to score big runs in the longer format. For that, I know I have to score heavily in whatever opportunities I get.

Cancer taught me to stop saving things for a special occasion. Every day is special. You don't have to get cancer to start living life to the fullest. My post-cancer philosophy? No wasted time. No ugly clothes. No boring movies.

When I was a kid, my first dream was to play Test matches, and the second one was to play 100 Test matches because there are very few people who have played 100 Tests for India.

I am obsessed with cricket. But to be honest, I prefer the IPL format to test matches.

Certain cricketers are meant to play Test cricket.

Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a Test match.

My aim is to play Test matches. For me, there is a different feel of Test cricket as it tests your character. You come to know about your mental toughness, and most importantly, there is another level of satisfaction as a player.

We have to understand that the five-day format has its own uncertainties, unlike ODIs or T20s. In ODIs, you know that you have to field for 50 overs only, while in Test cricket, there may be a situation that a team might bat for one-and-a-half to two days.

I want to be part of the team that wins a Test series in England and Australia.

We've got to get the public back into watching Test matches - speeding up the game with innovation is one way forward.

It is easy to get carried away in this Twenty20 era and think Test cricket has to be entertaining all the time.

In Test matches, you have to play consistent cricket for a period of time.

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.

Like a sporting event, live events are the one thing you can't have anytime you want them.