A biography for James Andersonhasn’t been written yet.
“Ben Stokes, for example, is someone who plays better when he is a bit aggressive - and that's something you don't want to take away from him.”
“At that speed, batsmen are almost trying to premeditate where the ball will be - they feel like they don't have time to react or move. That's the difference between bowling in the mid-80s and the mid-90s.”
“I remember playing a Twenty20 game in Australia in 2007 and Matthew Hayden smacked one back at me. My head goes down as I follow through and as I looked up I just saw this white flash pass about an inch from the side of my head. If it had been a touch straighter I would not have had time to react and who knows what could have happened.”
“A lot is made of the pink ball. But it is the same really. A good ball is a good ball, regardless of the colour. You might want to bowl a touch fuller with the pink ball when it is nipping around but generally a pink kookaburra behaves the same as a red kookaburra.”
“Cricket often leaves you scratching your head.”
“I've been doing a lot of strength and stretch work to get stronger.”
“There's a fiercely competitive rivalry between myself and Virat Kohli - but also enormous mutual respect.”
“Some of the best cricketers in the world were very quiet on the field but came across in a way that made it very hard to sledge them. It went in one ear and out the other.”
“You can get suckered into believing you have to always be attacking with the bat, ball or fielding positions. But Test cricket is not always like that. There are times when it is a bit slow paced and even a bit boring.”
“I didn't watch a Test match live until I played in my first in 2003.”
“An inswinger - that gets an lbw or bowled - after a few outswingers is always very pleasing.”
“What I try to do is improve as much as I can so I can be the best bowler I possibly can.”
“It is a knowledgeable crowd at Old Trafford and they will also tell you when you are not bowling well.”
“It would obviously be a big deal to reach 500 wickets but I don't see it as a target or goal, it's not something that has driven me on.”
“You can feel a bit of extra pressure bowling at your own ground.”
“I don't like half-volleys being driven for four.”
“I think I have got a decent pain threshold.”
“Lord's is such a special place and to get my first and now my 500th wickets here is something that will live with me for a long time.”
“I very rarely get recognised in the street.”
“A lot of teams see Lord's as a special place and up their games to try to get their names on the honours' board.”