Jonathan Agnew

“Indian fans probably warm to Tendulkar more, because he was their darling from a very young age and he is a class above anyone else in his team. But in any other generation Dravid would be there by himself.”

“Usually a captain will allow his bowler to set the field, while exercising overall control and maintaining the authority to step in if he sees fit.”

“Call me traditional, but Test cricket is the most important thing.”

“It's easy to throw mud at coaches because we don't see - nor often understand - everything they do.”

“A bowler should be allowed to point out to an umpire that a batsman is backing up, leaving the officials to watch what is going on.”

“Preparation is not just about batting and bowling. You have to consider lots of things - the travel, the weather, the heat, the light, the sounds. You have to be comfortable with everything.”

“There's little that's subtle about Hardus Viljoen - he's a broad-chested, broad-shouldered fast bowler, who simply trundles up to the wicket and hurls it down as fast as possible.”

“Fairness matters.”

“In any international sporting career an opportunity comes along that you have to grab. Mine came at Old Trafford in 1985 when I was recalled to the England team to face Australia. It was a huge chance to prove I belonged in the Test side but I failed to take it.”

“I love the individual characters that cricket produces and, more than most other sports, the unlikely heroes.”

“Opening the batting in Test cricket, facing up to fast bowlers looking to do their worst with a new, hard ball is incredibly tough. You have to be brave, single-minded and prepared to work very, very hard.”

“Without ambition, drive and the willingness to make sacrifices, I don't think you get anywhere.”

“For me, Test cricket at its best is all about ebb and flow of initiative, and it's always a fascinating moment of the match for me when one sides snatches it from the other.”

“What we have learned is that Roland-Jones is a very promising prospect. Because of the way he bowls, he will not blow batsmen away, but is more likely to take wickets through accuracy and building pressure.”

“This is Test cricket. Being positive is not far away from being reckless. For all that the sport has become more fast-flowing and entertaining, you still need batsmen whose first instinct is to be patient.”

“I've known Stuart Broad since he was a child, living up the road from me.”

“It is one thing to err on the side of caution. Equally, Test wins have to be earned. They are seldom handed to you on a plate.”

“As a batting captain, you do have to earn bowlers' trust, especially when it comes to fields.”

“When you are at the top, teams raise their game to play against you, breathing down your neck because they want what you have.”

“No one means to drop catches. Everyone has done it.”