Big Quote by Alastair Cook

After time away it always makes you realise how special it is to play for England and what an honour it is.

— Andrew Strauss

You have to cope with expectation if you want to play for England.

— Gareth Southgate

Playing for England is such a huge honour - it should always remain that.

— Alastair Cook

It would have been great to play for England but it is not something I have lost sleep over.

— Troy Deeney

It is massive progress in the space of a year being a Man United regular and playing for Wales. But things happen so quickly…

— Daniel James

It does take a lot of effort to perform, playing for England. It's a huge amount of sacrifice to do and one day I…

— Alastair Cook

It is definitely my wish to play in England again at some point. The atmosphere there is unique. Once you have experienced it, you…

— Serge Gnabry

Every year there is a lot of hype around players from England saying they are going to be the next this or that. Sometimes…

— Reece Oxford

Playing for England is the most important thing in my life.

— Stuart Broad

It's obviously important for the English national team if you have a lot of players playing big matches. You are more mature and know…

— Edgar Davids

We have to reduce our expectations of England and we have the players to do it

— Steve McClaren

In the end, playing for England means very little if you don't see the rest of the world around you. It is why I…

— Alastair Cook