“When my dad died, I was eight. Becky was seven. My mum had cancer, the...” — Jonny Bairstow Quote

“When my dad died, I was eight. Becky was seven. My mum had cancer, the first of two bouts that she's fought and beaten.”

“I think 'chuffed to bits' is a very Yorkshire way of describing my feelings for my friend and county team-mate Joe Root on his promotion to England captain.”

“You think of what might have been different if dad had been around, or how I might have turned out as a person. You just don't know. I might not even be playing cricket.”

“I know some 'thugs,' and they know I'm the furthest thing from a thug. I've fought that my whole life, just coming from where I'm coming from.”

“I like fighting clean. I've always fought clean, and I want to fight clean people. I want to fight fair.”

“I didn't think I was an actor and fought it for a long time. Nobody paid for that but me.”