The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.
I play a lot of cricket. I just want to play, play, and play.
I used to play a lot of tennis-ball cricket.
When my ban was relaxed I began playing club cricket. Imagine, for a person who had played at Lord's, to play with a club team who didn't have proper kit against another club team in Lahore.
I agree the Kookaburra ball takes a longer time to reverse than the SG.
In real life my son plays cricket and I understand the worth a bat holds for the player.
I love England and I love cricket.
I understand cricket - what's going on, the scoring - but I can't understand why.
A lot is made of the pink ball. But it is the same really. A good ball is a good ball, regardless of the colour. You might want to bowl a touch fuller with the pink ball when it is nipping around but generally a pink kookaburra behaves the same as a red kookaburra.
My uncle used to play cricket. I got used to the game at home. As kids we used to all wonder seeing the bats lying around the house. As we grew older, we realised what the game was all about, and then our interest in the game grew.
Michael Vaughan gave me his old thigh pad when he retired. It was in my kitbag for a long time.
I have a small and decent indoor cricket facility at home itself.
Well, all cricket invites attention.
Treat cricket like a sport.
I totally enjoyed playing in Australia. I think they play very tough cricket, and the brand of cricket they play is very strong.
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.
My brother, Ajay, who plays lower-division games, and I discuss cricket often.
I always wanted to become a cricketer.
I have a short, home-made armguard because I don't like the regular ones. I'd wear that on a lively pitch. I don't use a chest guard because I find it too restrictive.
One thing about our country that is constant is cricket.
A lot of the lads have a bat for the nets, a bat for facing the bowling machine and a separate bat for the match. I'll just crack on with a bat until it breaks - then crack on with another one.
I can't pick up a pair of new gloves like Alec Stewart or Mike Atherton. I have to get them sweaty and loose, and put extra stuff on my gloves to protect the fingers.
