When you step out of the team environment you think, 'Wow, I'm England captain and we've just won the Ashes.' — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
The captaincy thing is brilliant, and I love it. But I didn't start off playing cricket to captain England. I wanted to… — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
When I first came into the side as captain, I was accused of being quite conservative, quite negative, and just doing what… — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
Just because you're made England captain, it doesn't mean that you suddenly know everything about captaincy. — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
Even when every Tom, Dick and Harry was calling for my head, I still felt I could get better at being captain. — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
Throughout my career I have done it my way and used my stubborn streak. I thought the best way to captain was… — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
When I was made captain, one of my things was that whatever happens in those four years, you don't want to make… — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
Relief isn't quite the right word but there's satisfaction at a job well done and I'm proud to say that I'm an… — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
That is one of the great things about Test cricket, the ball. Sometimes it swings conventionally, sometimes it doesn't and sometimes it reverses. — Alastair Cook Copy Share
No disrespect to county cricket but when you're playing for England it is the ultimate, it is what has always driven me to push… — Alastair Cook Copy Share
Test cricket gives ultimate satisfaction that I don't think any other type of cricket does due to the nature and longevity of it. — Alastair Cook Copy Share
When I was made captain, one of my things was that whatever happens in those four years, you don't want to make major changes… — Alastair Cook Copy Share
You're never as good as people say you are and you're never as bad as people say you are. You're always in the middle… — Alastair Cook Copy Share
I have loved cricket my whole life, from playing in the garden as a child, and will never underestimate how special it is to… — Alastair Cook Copy Share
Without sounding arrogant, I achieved a lot more than I thought I would do. — Alastair Cook Copy Share
I've got that ruthlessness inside me. All good captains have to be able to say things like that - with good man-management skills. — Alastair Cook Copy Share
As cricketers we're judged on the average we have from being a 21-year-old who's just come into international cricket to the day you retire. — Alastair Cook Copy Share
Self-belief is certainly an issue you need to make sure you look after when you've lost heavily in two games. — Alastair Cook Copy Share
When someone says, 'How long do you see yourself captaining for?' you don't really know. — Alastair Cook Copy Share
Throughout my career I have done it my way and used my stubborn streak. I thought the best way to captain was to shut… — Alastair Cook Copy Share
