As a batter you are generally playing a mental game most of the time and having too long to prepare can work… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to play Test cricket from a young age and that's what you dream about. But you have to make… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
You have to have a laugh and a joke. If you spend five days playing a Test match and so much time… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
Time has never really been an issue in Test cricket, especially in the modern game where things naturally move quicker than they… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
I want to make contributions that help us win Test matches rather than put us in positions where we have to play… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
I am slightly better at sleeping now during Test matches. I have a diary and I write things down, which helps. I… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
In white-ball cricket the conditions do vary, but throughout Tests it varies a lot more in a five-day game, and home advantage… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
A lot of the things we do in Test cricket revolves around planning for the Ashes series down under. — Joe Root Copy Share Image
There are always different areas in the game you want to develop. For me it's my all-round game in different conditions in different places… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
As a batter you are generally playing a mental game most of the time and having too long to prepare can work against you… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to score as many runs as I can each time. The more I can make over a hundred, the better. — Joe Root Copy Share Image
I have been given a fantastic opportunity to captain the Test side and will continue to work very hard at doing my best at… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
As a player I think you naturally think long term and think what is the schedule in the next year or so. — Joe Root Copy Share Image
I remember getting hit in the ribs when I was on about eight or nine in my first game, and everyone rushed over, quite… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
You want to be busy and try and get the scoreboard moving, and showing that intent when you go out there is important. — Joe Root Copy Share Image
I used to see Michael Vaughan play at the club and then to watch him captain England was inspiring. — Joe Root Copy Share Image
I have a short, home-made armguard because I don't like the regular ones. I'd wear that on a lively pitch. I don't use a… — Joe Root Copy Share Image
