I made my debut in 2006 and absolutely, there was the pressure of the cricket, but there was no social media. There… — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
You're always under pressure, that's what life is about. That is what playing international cricket or being a professional sportsman is. — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
You're either singing on TV or in front of a full cathedral and there's a bit of pressure there. I know it… — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
In international cricket you have to thrive on the big stage, you have to deal with the media and the pressure. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Without sounding arrogant, I achieved a lot more than I thought I would do. — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
You just Sanisa in the death overs. He is simply the best in the world. — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
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 Image
