A lot of the lads have a bat for the nets, a bat for facing the bowling machine and a separate bat for the match. I'll just crack on with a bat until it breaks - then crack on with another one.

Captaincy is something you get better at through experience. You've got to trust your instincts.

When you bowl at him you are not just trying to get him out, you are trying to impress him. "I want him to walk off thinking 'that Flintoff, he's all right isn't he?" I feel privileged to have played against him.

It's usually the funny comments which are the better ones - and they are good for the game.

If you're batting and you go off on one it can't really help you.

We have to take care of our own game. There's only one place we've got to stick up for ourselves and that's the pitch.

It's a big part of my life, listening to music and watching TV.