“The most important opinions to me are those that belong to the guys in...” — Alastair Cook Quote

“The most important opinions to me are those that belong to the guys in the changing room.”

“Everyone has technical issues - you have them until you die - but you have to be aware of them in a certain way.”

“The family farm plays such a big part in my life and I genuinely love going back there. In some ways I'd like to spend every day there, but there would be a big hole in my life if I didn't stay involved in cricket.”

“But I was also a brat. I used to belong to a gang that went looking for fights with other gangs.”

“I think being in the public eye has made me more determined than other people to show that I do belong at the top, and I believe I am one of the hardest-working people at the rink. I feel like I have always been that way, but sometimes I just get in my own way.”

“I don't want anyone to ever say that I don't belong where I am.”