Joe Root

You are not going to win many games if you start behind.

— Joe Root

My first bat was a Duncan Fearnley 405, size two. I was aged about four. I loved that bat, such great memories.…

— Joe Root

It's not about how many games we win with me as captain, it's about us being consistently getting better over a long…

— Joe Root

I'm known as tidy, I like to keep my stuff in order.

— Joe Root

Bowling at Steve Smith in his form is difficult and you have to make sure you take all your chances.

— Joe Root

I played my first game of adult cricket at about eight or nine when the fifth team were short and picked me…

— Joe Root

If I was playing for my local club I'd want to play in exactly the same way as if I was playing…

— Joe Root

Sometimes people say things on the field that they might regret, but they should stay on the field.

— Joe Root

It's tough to take, losing the Ashes. It's bitterly disappointing.

— Joe Root

I just need to find the best version of myself. Find improvements to what I've already got, rather than trying to remodel…

— Joe Root

Individually we all have to play to our strengths.

— Joe Root

I just want to represent England whether it is in the middle, at the top or wherever. If it means opener then…

— Joe Root

I want England to do well. I want us to go to World Cups and win. If I'm not in the best…

— Joe Root

I did get the nickname 'craptain' from the Yorkshire dressing room. A bit of banter which I thought was quite funny.

— Joe Root

From the age of six I used to watch every England team and when I was messing around in the backyard I…

— Joe Root

The important thing is to stay very strong with my natural game.

— Joe Root

You can sometimes bowl extremely well and get no reward.

— Joe Root

Every time you're involved in an Ashes series, as soon as it finishes at the back of your mind you start thinking…

— Joe Root

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

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

The dressing-room environment is very difficult to replicate, camaraderie is very important.

— Joe Root

You look at someone like Neil Wagner - he's got a big heart, a big engine, and keeps running. And that's what…

— Joe Root

All we can do as players and ambassadors of the game is try to set an example, playing in the right way…

— Joe Root

When you go to Australia you are always asked whether you can perform in hostile environments against high pace and every Australian…

— Joe Root

It is motivating seeing how powerful it is when people come together and show support for a fantastic organisation like the NHS.…

— Joe Root