“When I'm away from cricket I switch off totally. Otherwise I would nev...” — Alastair Cook Quote

“When I'm away from cricket I switch off totally. Otherwise I would never be able to keep that same hunger.”

“If you have lost matches and not played to potential, criticism will come your way. Critics and media will say what they see and take you on. They will say things which you might not like to hear. But that's professional sport.”

“You're there to score runs. If you don't do that over a period of time, people will look elsewhere. That hasn't changed and that'll never change, whether it's myself or Jimmy Anderson, you've got to play to a certain level to be picked for England or even Essex.”

“Pakistan fans are crazy about cricket.”

“As a test cricket lover, and as a cricket lover, I like all forms of the game.”

“When I was younger, I played football and table tennis for local teams. I also played mini-rugby at primary school - I was tall for my age - and Preston Grasshoppers wanted me, but I wasn't that interested in rugby. It was always going to be cricket for me.”