“I've been to a lot of places to play cricket, but cricket and training...” — Andrew Flintoff Quote

“I've been to a lot of places to play cricket, but cricket and training get in the way! In India, all you see is the hotel and the cricket ground.”

“It was two different worlds: my world - cricket, the dressing room and the lads. And then family. Even when they travelled with me, it wasn't always easy to bridge the gap.”

“Throughout my career, in cricket and beyond, I've been incredibly lucky with my marriage. I met Rachael in 2002, and that was the year my England career kicked on. Everything started to click.”

“Test cricket is the ultimate challenge for any player.”

“It's a funny kind of month, October. For the really keen cricket fan, it's when you discover that your wife left you in May.”

“You want a novel to tap as directly as possible into your most unspeakable preoccupations. And in America, in particular, cricket is pretty unspeakable.”