If this bloke's a Test match bowler, then my backside is a…

England have nothing to lose here, apart from this test match.

— David Lloyd

Finding a release mechanism after the pressure of a Test-match week can take over, and the next game can seem as though it might…

— Gareth Thomas

You can tell yourself that everything is normal, and try to keep the same routine from every other Test match, but there is always…

— Glenn McGrath

You have to have a laugh and a joke. If you spend five days playing a Test match and so much time together off…

— Joe Root

A disciplined, patient, defensive period in a Test match is not old fashioned and boring - it's essential.

— Jonathan Agnew

My dream was always to play for England, having grown up in the U.K . Playing India as part of my first test match…

— Isa Guha

After a test match it's very easy to make selections, once you've seen exactly how the surface is going to play.

— Joe Root

I hope that there can be a solution where T20 is still a huge part of the game, especially if young guys today understand…

— Viv Richards

Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a Test…

— Kapil Dev

I suppose once upon a time a Test match was something you looked forward to go and watch. It's very hard to get the…

— David Campese

During a Test match I am not a very good sleeper, mainly because I am visualising. Everything is positive. Nothing negative.

— Steve Smith

Spinners are increasingly starting to bowl short, which means they are taking the straight boundaries away. When you play Test match cricket, you can't…

— Ravichandran Ashwin

I didn't watch a Test match live until I played in my first in 2003.

— James Anderson

Normally I don't sleep much during a Test match.

— Nasser Hussain

When I go to bed after playing a Test match, I want to feel that I gave 100%.

— Imran Tahir