Match Readiness Quotes

My biggest problem will be lack of match toughness but I am a positive, optimistic person.

You cannot expect teams to be up for a final every Saturday, but you have to in the Six Nations, and that is the difficulty we have.

We need to be always prepared for every match.

I wasn't sure of the exact mindset you should have when you go into a Test match. So I probably became too defensive when I played my first Test match. Short balls in one-day cricket, I have never thought of just defending.

We'll work hard every day to prepare for the matches and to do our best in every game.

I'm ready for every single match every single day.

It's a 90 minute game for sure. In fact I used to train for a 190 minute game so that when the whistle blew at the end of the match I could have played another 90 minutes.

If you're not just a little bit nervous before a match, you probably don't have the expectations of yourself that you should have.

He is not injured. He's not fit. He's not fit to play football, unfortunately. He played in a reserve game the other day and I could have run about more than he did. I can't pick him.

Staying more controlled mentally stemmed from taking my fitness more seriously. When you're doing track work, sprints and so on, it's pretty painful, but that does make you feel better prepared and therefore mentally stronger when you're going into a match. You know, without a doubt, that you are strong enough to last.

It's one thing trying it in training and another entirely on the pitch.

It happens with every batsman; sometimes, despite feeling good in the nets, you don't score runs in the match.

I've played in Test matches before after injury without first playing a county game or warm-up of some sort.

My defensive side was something I wanted to work on, especially coming into the Premier League.