Stuart Broad

That's one of the good things about cricket, the friendships around the game.

Shaun Pollock is actually the best role model for me as a very good attritional bowler.

I turned out to be a very good cement-mixer.

My life changed forever the first time I went to the southern hemisphere.

In international sport you get distractions all the time, but at the end of the day that shouldn't affect how you deliver a ball or how you hit a ball.

As soon as you come into the England team, the ICC get hold of you; you're put through this video, which is very watchable, very clear - it takes you back to when you were five or six, that's how clear it is. It outlines everything you're not allowed to do, everything you are allowed to do.

There are always distractions in international cricket because that's part of being an international sportsman.

I need to keep moving my game forward, because Test batsmen will keep moving their games forward.

I try to look for tempo in my run-up to make sure my knees are lifting up instead of going long. That brings an energy to my run-up, try and make myself feel as tall as I can.

I'd rather be the guy you can turn to in a high-pressure scenario than a dead rubber.

I like it when the captain comes to me and says, 'We're really desperate for a wicket, can you get us one?' or when we really need something to happen in a Test match.

My earliest memories were in the back of my grandad's car listening to Test Match Special.

I've always had an interest in the media, I love cricket, so why wouldn't I want to be around it?

I don't think you can let comments affect you too much as then you are not doing your job properly.

When you are performing at the top level you don't get many chances to go back to basics as you are in elite performance mode. It's hard to break your technique or action down when it always needs to be at a match intensity.

You have to deal with your emotions and not spike too much on the graph - not get too elated with the highs or too down with the lows.

Part and parcel of being an international sportsman is dealing with fair or unfair criticism and also when you are on the back pages when you are performing.

Can't resist Haribos.

It's just important to try to keep a cool head and stay logical rather than emotional. But then again you have to keep that balance between not becoming too logical because you need to have that passion in order to play to 100% in the game.

You have got to try to make the batsman feel a bit uncomfortable to get him out.