It's far more daunting than bowling to Ricky Ponting or facing Shane Warne

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.

I'm completely different from Pietersen. He would turn up to the opening of an envelope

I'm not keen on making predictions.

I have a varied taste, I'll listen to anything. Well, not anything, no techno.

When it comes to sledging, I think people often get the wrong view.

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.