A biography for James Andersonhasn’t been written yet.
“I know my game really well and I'm relatively comfortable in most situations.”
“I remembered a definition of chivalry I'd heard once: a man protecting a woman against every man but himself.”
“I understand that when a player reaches his mid-thirties, and has a few injuries, people start to question how long he can last.”
“You so often see bowlers pick out a lovely new ball from the bag at nets and it looks great when it swings in the air and nips off the seam with batsmen playing and missing. But you have to simulate match situations. What about when the ball is 60 overs old, the sun is blazing down, the pitch is flat and there's not a hint of movement?”
“I've spent most of my life watching fast bowlers - initially as a kid on TV and later in the flesh when I started playing top-level cricket.”
“Having two bowlers who can exceed 90 mph is a mouth-watering prospect - and something batsmen will not relish one bit.”
“To get key players out in a Test win is what you remember years later.”
“There have not been many occasions when I have bowled pain free and generally you are not 100 percent.”
“Part of the reason I fell in love with cricket was watching fast bowlers. They provide a sense of theatre with dramatic, ferocious spells and that applies as much in one-day cricket as in Tests.”
“I've played in Test matches before after injury without first playing a county game or warm-up of some sort.”
“A bully waits until they are in the ascendancy to pounce on people.”
“It is easy for people to say 'Go and express yourselves' but you need the players, talent, confidence and environment to do it.”
“I play a bit of golf, off a 12 handicap.”
“I first got into cricket by watching Test matches on TV and listening to overseas tours on the radio. The sport really grabbed me - and it didn't matter that England weren't hugely successful back then.”
“There is a lot of talk about how Twenty20 has changed batting techniques in Test cricket. But it has also had an impact on bowling.”
“You cannot treat someone differently just because they have become captain. We still took the mickey out of Alastair Cook when he was in charge. You have to treat them first and foremost as a team-mate.”
“Trent Bridge, 2013, is my favourite Test. An Ashes opener and England won a thriller by 14 runs. I managed to take ten wickets, which helps.”
“The pink ball is a bit different. I don't think it moves as much through the air.”
“In the heat of battle you might not be thinking clearly and that is when players have to take on the responsibility of helping the other guys out.”
“I'm a very competitive person and maybe I'd taken things a bit too far at times.”