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title: "18 Captain England Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 18 Captain England quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Captain England sayings and thoughts."
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> [Harry Kane, captain of England, what he's done - it's crazy to be training with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emile-smith-rowe/harry-kane-captain-of-england-what-he-s-done-it-s-crazy-to-be/)

[Emile Smith Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emile-smith-rowe/)

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> [I haven't stuck my head out to be captain of England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nasser-hussain/i-haven-t-stuck-my-head-out-to-be-captain-of-england/)

[Nasser Hussain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nasser-hussain/)

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> [Above all, I want to captain England in more Test victories than anybody else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nasser-hussain/above-all-i-want-to-captain-england-in-more-test-victories-than/)

[Nasser Hussain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nasser-hussain/)

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> [I still have ambition to captain England into the 2011 World Cup. I'm very keen to do that job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-strauss/i-still-have-ambition-to-captain-england-into-the-2011-world-cup-i-m/)

[Andrew Strauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-strauss/)

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> [“Pray God that no professional will ever captain England.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-hawke/pray-god-that-no-professional-will-ever-captain-england/)

[Martin Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-hawke/)

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> [I want to captain England in more Tests than anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nasser-hussain/i-want-to-captain-england-in-more-tests-than-anyone-else/)

[Nasser Hussain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nasser-hussain/)

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> [I never dreamed I would captain England in a home World Cup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eoin-morgan/i-never-dreamed-i-would-captain-england-in-a-home-world-cup/)

[Eoin Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eoin-morgan/)

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> [I used to see Michael Vaughan play at the club and then to watch him captain England was inspiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-root/i-used-to-see-michael-vaughan-play-at-the-club-and-then-to-watch-him/)

[Joe Root](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-root/)

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> [When I was kid I always wanted to be either the captain of the England cricket team or I wanted to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/when-i-was-kid-i-always-wanted-to-be-either-the-captain-of-the/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

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> [It's not an issue for me if I captain England in 42 Tests or in 50. It's a question of what is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nasser-hussain/it-s-not-an-issue-for-me-if-i-captain-england-in-42-tests-or-in-50-it/)

[Nasser Hussain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nasser-hussain/)

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> [I'm in such a privileged position to class football as my full-time job, to be captain of England, captain of Manchester City.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-houghton/i-m-in-such-a-privileged-position-to-class-football-as-my-full-time/)

[Steph Houghton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-houghton/)

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> [Getting the opportunity to captain England is a huge honour - even if it's only the once you can still say 'yeah,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-stokes/getting-the-opportunity-to-captain-england-is-a-huge-honour-even-if/)

[Ben Stokes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-stokes/)

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> [I don't envisage I will be captain again, but for two England managers, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello, I was their first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-terry/i-don-t-envisage-i-will-be-captain-again-but-for-two-england-managers/)

[John Terry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-terry/)

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> [The captaincy thing is brilliant, and I love it. But I didn't start off playing cricket to captain England. I wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/the-captaincy-thing-is-brilliant-and-i-love-it-but-i-didn-t-start-off/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

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> [ He is someone I respect \[Beckham\] as a man and as a player. He is the captain of England and has been… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/he-is-someone-i-respect-beckham-as-a-man-and-as-a-player-he-is-the/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

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> [At 15, 16, you think you're going to be captain of England. But I realised it wasn't going to happen for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aidy-boothroyd/at-15-16-you-think-you-re-going-to-be-captain-of-england-but-i/)

[Aidy Boothroyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aidy-boothroyd/)

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> [I'm very thrilled and excited to have been given the opportunity to captain England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-pietersen/i-m-very-thrilled-and-excited-to-have-been-given-the-opportunity-to/)

[Kevin Pietersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-pietersen/)

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> [I am proud to be captain of an England team who believe in themselves and enjoy the way we play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-houghton/i-am-proud-to-be-captain-of-an-england-team-who-believe-in-themselves/)

[Steph Houghton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-houghton/)

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