Obviously, when I go in at No. 11 it stands to reason that we will have a better chance of scoring runs or batting out time if the batsman at the other end takes most of the strike. That's because, as my place in the order suggests, he is a better batsman than me.
— James Anderson
From an England point of view they have put money into white-ball cricket because our performances in World Cups has not been good enough, I understand the reasons for that. But we have to be careful not to go too one-day, we have to find a balance because there is such a legacy of Test cricket in this country and we can't lose that.
This game's a lot easier early on in your career because people haven't seen you play. Things got a lot harder when people saw what I did with the ball and began to think about how to bat against me.
I play a bit of golf, off a 12 handicap.
A lot is made of the pink ball. But it is the same really. A good ball is a good ball, regardless of the colour. You might want to bowl a touch fuller with the pink ball when it is nipping around but generally a pink kookaburra behaves the same as a red kookaburra.
A bully waits until they are in the ascendancy to pounce on people.
To get key players out in a Test win is what you remember years later.
In the heat of battle you might not be thinking clearly and that is when players have to take on the responsibility of helping the other guys out.
It would obviously be a big deal to reach 500 wickets but I don't see it as a target or goal, it's not something that has driven me on.
You can feel a bit of extra pressure bowling at your own ground.
When games are close together you have to draw a line under the first match whether you win or lose, and then start again for the next one.
It is easy to get carried away in this Twenty20 era and think Test cricket has to be entertaining all the time.
Instinctively I know the difference between general pain from bowling, and pain caused by a specific problem.
It is scary when bowling how hard batsmen hit it now.
I understand that when a player reaches his mid-thirties, and has a few injuries, people start to question how long he can last.
I just go out and try to help England win games.
I've just enjoyed playing for England - it's an amazing job.
I regard sledging, chirping, whatever you want to call it, as one of the weapons at my disposal.
I've been doing a lot of strength and stretch work to get stronger.
Maybe, early on, I had too many coaches, with three or four guys all giving different input.
I don't like half-volleys being driven for four.
Some of the best cricketers in the world were very quiet on the field but came across in a way that made it very hard to sledge them. It went in one ear and out the other.
I would like a better record here in Australia but I would like a better record in every country.
There is something special about the early stages of an Ashes Test. There is this unique buzz.
A coach can help only so much. Out on the field you need a partner.
The pink ball is a bit different. I don't think it moves as much through the air.
I don't actually have a regular end I bowl from at Old Trafford.
There is a lot of talk about how Twenty20 has changed batting techniques in Test cricket. But it has also had an impact on bowling.
I think I have got a decent pain threshold.
I realise I would not be the bowler I am today without the experiences, positive and negative, that I have had in Australia down the years.
There is nothing quite like an Ashes trip Down Under.
The more I can get into my brain the more I can produce on the field.
Hashim Amla is someone that stands out. He's a world-class player and I have not had a huge amount of success against him.
I'm always trying to improve whether by being more consistent, accurate, fitter or able to bowl longer spells.
If someone says something to me, I am not going to back down. Whether it's defending myself or standing up for one of my teammates, that is the way I play the game.
For me I love playing against the best players in the world, testing yourself and seeing whether you can get the better of them.
No, no I don't speed or anything. I drive a VW Touareg so.
I am quite stingy when it comes to giving runs away.
Dealing with sledging is an individual thing. For me, I am not going to take abuse from David Warner or anyone else and not have a word back. But it is down to the person.
The Gabba is not a frightening place to play.
I love talking about the game and passing on knowledge if I can but being a coach full time is another story.
Partnerships are not just about bowling in tandem all the time. It all is about helping the other guy get in the right frame of mind.
It is a knowledgeable crowd at Old Trafford and they will also tell you when you are not bowling well.
I dreamt of playing for Lancashire then but never really thought it would happen.
You can get suckered into believing you have to always be attacking with the bat, ball or fielding positions. But Test cricket is not always like that. There are times when it is a bit slow paced and even a bit boring.
There have not been many occasions when I have bowled pain free and generally you are not 100 percent.
I remember playing a Twenty20 game in Australia in 2007 and Matthew Hayden smacked one back at me. My head goes down as I follow through and as I looked up I just saw this white flash pass about an inch from the side of my head. If it had been a touch straighter I would not have had time to react and who knows what could have happened.
You cannot treat someone differently just because they have become captain. We still took the mickey out of Alastair Cook when he was in charge. You have to treat them first and foremost as a team-mate.
An inswinger - that gets an lbw or bowled - after a few outswingers is always very pleasing.
I'm enjoying playing. As long as that continues, I'll carry on playing as long as I can.
