Captain Quote by Steve Smith

When you step out of the team environment you think, 'Wow, I'm England captain and we've just won the Ashes.'

— Alastair Cook

The Ashes have been hard, but you take the accolades when they come along.

— Andrew Flintoff

Captaining Leicester is one of the greatest honours in my career so I feel very privileged.

— Kasper Schmeichel

You can't feel your way into an Ashes series, you have to be switched on from ball one. That's just me in a nutshell.

— Ben Stokes

Relief isn't quite the right word but there's satisfaction at a job well done and I'm proud to say that I'm an Ashes-winning captain.…

— Alastair Cook

I've gone from being a brilliant captain of a TV soccer team to an average rugby player on a real team. I've gotten so…

— Tanc Sade

Coming out of the Ashes in 2013-14 and the World Cup in 2015 I realised how much I wanted to be a force in…

— Joe Root

I am proud to be captain of an England team who believe in themselves and enjoy the way we play.

— Steph Houghton

At a personal level, doing well in the Ashes and winning it was a high.

— Isa Guha

I want to win the Ashes.

— Jofra Archer

It has always been my ambition to be captain of Wales over a sustained period of time.

— Gareth Thomas

That '05 Ashes and where that then took me personally for the next 12-18 months was the toughest point of my career.

— Adam Gilchrist