Right through school, I was a handy cricketer, a batsman and a left-arm spinner who bowled leg breaks.
I have played incredible knocks with the lightest of bats.
The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.
I play a lot of cricket. I just want to play, play, and play.
What I'd really like to give a try is cricket, because I grew up playing American baseball.
It's very important in international cricket to be able to hold a bat, not just hold up an end, but have the ability to score runs.
My first bat was a Duncan Fearnley 405, size two. I was aged about four. I loved that bat, such great memories. I gave it to a family member and never saw it again.
I love to play Test cricket; it's the main cricket.
I do love cricket - it's so very English.
With all my bats I like them to be bottom-heavy, so they help me to hold the line through the shot.
You know when you've hit a good shot. I use a bat that weighs two pounds and nine ounces, and it makes a reassuringly solid sound when I connect properly. The ball pings off the middle.
A large part of my childhood was spent holding a cricket bat. The first time I picked one up was in the garden aged about six, and I've never really put the bat down since.
I am a cricket lover and wanted to be a cricketer.
I was a professional cricketer for 16 years.
We all grow up dreaming of playing international cricket.
For me Test cricket is the ultimate.
If I'm playing well I'll get through a bat in three weeks. I batter them.
I wanted to be a cricketer.
I think every Indian knows how to play cricket.
I used to be a striker for my school, but my father felt cricket had more scope. I grew up admiring Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, so I chose cricket.
My dream is to play Test cricket.
A gun is no more dangerous than a cricket bat in the hands of a madman.
My memories of Australian cricket are it was an environment of good fun.
Not many people know this about me, but my first passion in life was cricket.
A lot of the lads have a bat for the nets, a bat for facing the bowling machine and a separate bat for the match. I'll just crack on with a bat until it breaks - then crack on with another one.
