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.

But there is no danger of my not concentrating on cricket. I'm comfortable on the pitch, and that will never change. I have to remember what I do for a living

I'm ugly, I'm overweight, but I'm happy

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

I'm not too good with packing. I always have every intention of doing it the week before and then leave it until the last moment - but at least I do it myself, I don't leave it to the missus.

I always listen to music before I go out to bat. Any track, really, just whatever I feel like at the time.

I'm comfortable in the way I play and comfortable in who I am.