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title: "6 Test Quotes By Alastair Cook"
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> [Alex Hales has tightened up his game from South Africa and learned about Test cricket. It's great when you see someone who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/alex-hales-has-tightened-up-his-game-from-south-africa-and-learned/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/alastair-cook-4907_cricket_alex-hales-has-tightened-up-his-game-fro_1323971.png)

> [It is frustrating when you go all that way, you train, and you just don't turn up. It does happen. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/it-is-frustrating-when-you-go-all-that-way-you-train-and-you-just-don/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a4/alastair-cook-4907_cricket_it-is-frustrating-when-you-go-all-that-w_1680710.png)

> [If you play 100-odd Test matches, there's going to be little periods when you don't score runs, and I've always managed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/if-you-play-100-odd-test-matches-there-s-going-to-be-little-periods/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/486/alastair-cook-4907_always_if-you-play-100-odd-test-matches-there-s_2067141.png)

> [The stats suggest that I'm not a dasher. It doesn't mean I can't play the shots, but when you find a method…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/the-stats-suggest-that-i-m-not-a-dasher-it-doesn-t-mean-i-can-t-play/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/alastair-cook-4907_cricket_the-stats-suggest-that-i-m-not-a-dasher_2341973.png)

> [The atmosphere and the first days of Test matches against Australia are incredible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/the-atmosphere-and-the-first-days-of-test-matches-against-australia/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/alastair-cook-4907_australia_the-atmosphere-and-the-first-days-of-tes_2830635.png)

> [It's surreal to think that no one has played as many Test matches for England. I suppose it's a credit to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/it-s-surreal-to-think-that-no-one-has-played-as-many-test-matches-for/)

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

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## Other authors on Test

## More by Alastair Cook

> [That is one of the great things about Test cricket, the ball. Sometimes it swings conventionally, sometimes it doesn't and sometimes it reverses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/that-is-one-of-the-great-things-about-test-cricket-the-ball-sometimes/)

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

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/no-disrespect-to-county-cricket-but-when-you-re-playing-for-england/)

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

> [Test cricket gives ultimate satisfaction that I don't think any other type of cricket does due to the nature and longevity of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/test-cricket-gives-ultimate-satisfaction-that-i-don-t-think-any-other/)

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

> [Everyone has technical flaws - no matter how many runs you score.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/everyone-has-technical-flaws-no-matter-how-many-runs-you-score/)

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

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/when-i-was-made-captain-one-of-my-things-was-that-whatever-happens-in/)

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

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/you-re-never-as-good-as-people-say-you-are-and-you-re-never-as-bad-as/)

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

> [I have loved cricket my whole life, from playing in the garden as a child, and will never underestimate how special it is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/i-have-loved-cricket-my-whole-life-from-playing-in-the-garden-as-a/)

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

> [Without sounding arrogant, I achieved a lot more than I thought I would do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/without-sounding-arrogant-i-achieved-a-lot-more-than-i-thought-i/)

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

> [I've got that ruthlessness inside me. All good captains have to be able to say things like that - with good man-management skills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/i-ve-got-that-ruthlessness-inside-me-all-good-captains-have-to-be/)

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

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/as-cricketers-we-re-judged-on-the-average-we-have-from-being-a-21/)

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

> [You just Sanisa in the death overs. He is simply the best in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/you-just-sanisa-in-the-death-overs-he-is-simply-the-best-in-the-world/)

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

> [Self-belief is certainly an issue you need to make sure you look after when you've lost heavily in two games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/self-belief-is-certainly-an-issue-you-need-to-make-sure-you-look/)

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

> [When someone says, 'How long do you see yourself captaining for?' you don't really know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/when-someone-says-how-long-do-you-see-yourself-captaining-for-you-don/)

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

> [Learning on the job as England captain is hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/learning-on-the-job-as-england-captain-is-hard/)

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

> [Throughout my career I have done it my way and used my stubborn streak. I thought the best way to captain was to shut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/throughout-my-career-i-have-done-it-my-way-and-used-my-stubborn/)

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

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