Batting Quote by Alastair Cook

“I'm not some little soft touch. I will never take a backward step when batting, but I want to be respected as a nice guy, too.”

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That is one of the great things about Test cricket, the ball. Sometimes it swings conventionally, sometimes it doesn't and sometimes it reverses.

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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…

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Test cricket gives ultimate satisfaction that I don't think any other type of cricket does due to the nature and longevity of it.

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Everyone has technical flaws - no matter how many runs you score.

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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…

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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…

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I have loved cricket my whole life, from playing in the garden as a child, and will never underestimate how special it is to…

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Without sounding arrogant, I achieved a lot more than I thought I would do.

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I've got that ruthlessness inside me. All good captains have to be able to say things like that - with good man-management skills.

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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.

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You just Sanisa in the death overs. He is simply the best in the world.

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Self-belief is certainly an issue you need to make sure you look after when you've lost heavily in two games.

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He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.

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I have been pretty free-flowing in my batting. I have not let situations change my batting around too much.

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When it comes to batting, I have a lot of expectations from myself.

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There's a difference between batting at number four position and batting in the lower order.

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“I would like to be an umpire when Sachin is batting, so to get the best possible view of his shots.”

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