JAMES ANDERSON

There is not a man among them who would not leave if they believed they could make their escape … Liberty is sweet.

I'm always trying to improve whether by being more consistent, accurate, fitter or able to bowl longer spells.

No, no I don't speed or anything. I drive a VW Touareg so.

When you're a kid, you dream about playing cricket for a living, playing for your county and then your country.

For a fast bowler, not much stress goes through my body.

I don't like half-volleys being driven for four.

To get key players out in a Test win is what you remember years later.

What I try to do is improve as much as I can so I can be the best bowler I possibly can.

Getting past 30 as a sportsman, the end could be just around the corner.

It is a knowledgeable crowd at Old Trafford and they will also tell you when you are not bowling well.

If someone says something to me, I am not going to back down. Whether it's defending myself or standing up for one of my teammates, that is the way I play the game.

If you can dismiss the best in the world, it means you're doing something right and have the quality needed to perform at the highest level.

I just go out and try to help England win games.

There have not been many occasions when I have bowled pain free and generally you are not 100 percent.

I've just enjoyed playing for England - it's an amazing job.

I realise I would not be the bowler I am today without the experiences, positive and negative, that I have had in Australia down the years.

An out-and-out fast bowler is one of the great sights in cricket.

Hashim Amla is someone that stands out. He's a world-class player and I have not had a huge amount of success against him.

I play a bit of golf, off a 12 handicap.

I will try to keep going as long as I can. I'd love to play until the age of 40 - it will be interesting to see if I can do that.

I understand that when a player reaches his mid-thirties, and has a few injuries, people start to question how long he can last.

Milestones have never really meant a lot. They probably will mean more when I've finished playing and actually reflect on what I have achieved.

An inswinger - that gets an lbw or bowled - after a few outswingers is always very pleasing.

I am quite stingy when it comes to giving runs away.

I've been doing a lot of strength and stretch work to get stronger.