England Quote by Kevin Pietersen

Just because you're made England captain, it doesn't mean that you suddenly know everything about captaincy.

— Alastair Cook

Playing for England was always something I dreamt of and, of course, you then think of the captaincy. It was something I never thought…

— Andrew Flintoff

You're only England captain for a very short space of time.

— Alastair Cook

Getting the opportunity to captain England is a huge honour - even if it's only the once you can still say 'yeah, I've captained…

— Ben Stokes

The captaincy thing is brilliant, and I love it. But I didn't start off playing cricket to captain England. I wanted to score runs…

— Alastair Cook

Captaining England is the best job I've ever had and the last thing I would want to do after more than four years is…

— Nasser Hussain

I haven't stuck my head out to be captain of England.

— Nasser Hussain

I don't envisage I will be captain again, but for two England managers, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello, I was their first choice and…

— John Terry

When you are no longer England captain, you suddenly realise it's over, you are no longer England captain, and you appreciate what you had.

— Nasser Hussain

More than playing, my greatest moments and love of the game come from captaining England.

— Nasser Hussain

Above all, I want to captain England in more Test victories than anybody else.

— Nasser Hussain

Obviously, I was disappointed to lose the captaincy. I was very proud to be captain of my country.

— Aaron Ramsey