James Anderson Quotes

The atmosphere and the first days of Test matches against Australia are incredible.

It's one of the greatest sporting environments you can be in, the first morning of an Ashes series. It's hard to explain, you can only really explain it when you're out there. It's awesome.

Everything goes out of the window when you start an Ashes series. It's about grabbing the moment.

Standing at the end of your run with the ball in your hand preparing to bowl the first ball of an Ashes series is an amazing feeling.

Drama happens in big cricket matches. But also in small cricket matches.

Of course for your main rivals, you're going to get extra motivated for it, particularly if you haven't played him for a long time.

There is nothing quite like an Ashes trip Down Under.

Once you start feeling the pressure, you start to struggle. That is the beauty of Indo-Pak cricket contests.

When you talk in terms of a rivalry game, it's always important for our guys to understand the history of the rivalry and the history of the game.

On fight night I feel alive and full of tingles. You feel your blood flow hot but that's how we like it. We're mammals, we're warm-blooded creatures.

One thing that is 100% certain is that emotions are always incredibly high in a match and, I would imagine, definitely more so in a grand slam final.

I love big matches.

Back home, the Iron Bowl isn't just a football game, it's a phenomenon.

A derby is always special.

When it's those division games, that's when it gets ramped up for me.

I get excited for big games in December.

As a player, I do love playing Edmonton and Vancouver, those guys, with the intensity.

Everybody loves playing against the best teams.

Big wins in the first Test of an Ashes series polarise everything moving forward.

There is something special which rides on a game between Liverpool and United.

That happens on a cricket field. People have a go at each other. That's fair, that's fine. It's called Test cricket. It's not a day in the park.

When people say they aren't nervous, I think they are lying about it. If you are human and you love the game, before any competition you still get those same butterflies in the stomach.

I'm lucky because not only do I have the chance to experience the thrill of winning, but I also get to bowl really fast. Those two things are the best feelings in the world, better than any drugs - not that I've tried any.

Anytime I play another rookie, there's that extra edge.

In the past it sometimes took me two or three rounds to get the adrenaline rush.