It's very important in international cricket to be able to hold a bat, not just hold up an end, but have the ability to score runs.
— Stuart Broad
When I was a youngster my grandparents took me sightseeing and we went on the London Eye.
The best player I've played with would be Graeme Swann, just because he's proved that regular finger-spinners can take wickets in international cricket for England.
My outlook is that when you're under pressure then that is when you play your best cricket. You've got no choice but to perform to keep your place and I find that brings out the best in me.
Bowlers have to accept they will go for runs sometimes.
I am more aggressive than others, being a sportsman.
It is important as a bowler that you always need to have a presence. If you lose that you lose quite a bit, a big part of your armoury. It comes naturally with me, and at times it is a huge advantage. I don't want to lose it. I want to keep getting wickets.
In Twenty20 the less fear you play with the better you're going to do.
It is certainly not how I've been brought up and it's not in my blood to play cricket in that safety-first way.
Everyone knows I've got a pretty passionate outlook on my cricket - and sometimes it does get the better of me.
We weren't wealthy but we weren't poor either. My mum was a teacher and my dad, Chris, was an England international cricketer. We were always taught respect when it came to money, and that stands me in good stead now. I've always respected my parents, and still look to them for advice when I need it.
I always loved bowling.
I want to be known for my cricketing ability.
I'm a private person.
I've always targeted that number eight spot.
I love that feeling of being in a battle with the new ball, you're getting an opening batsman out while they are desperate to survive.
When you're young you're influenced by the best teams. So a lot of my favourite cricketers were Australian.
Tower Bridge would make a cool house. I like the idea of living over the river.
I really like watches and have about eight.
Our training schedule can change quite a bit throughout the year - if you're going into quite a heavy Test match workload a lot of it's based on recovery and a lot of aerobic work is done in that period.
International cricket and Test cricket in particular is hard and you are going to get injuries but, if you've got a strong pool of players to pick from who can all come in and do a job, well that can only be a good thing for English cricket.
I love winning, I love playing to win. You need some of that to be a bowler. You need to have a hatred for the batsman to make sure you have that real fire to perform.
People talk about cricket being an individual game but I really don't agree; everything is done in a partnership.
You have to have a part of you like that as a bowler - that fire in you to keep going.
The shorter the game is then the bigger the chance of an upset.
When I watch sport I like to see the likes of Wayne Rooney when they show a bit of passion. It shows they really care when they're playing for their club and their country.
People say I inherited my feisty attitude on the cricket pitch from my dad, but he and I might disagree. The most useful trait I've inherited from my mother is to make sure that I'm always organised.
A large part of my childhood was spent holding a cricket bat. The first time I picked one up was in the garden aged about six, and I've never really put the bat down since.
For Leicestershire, through the age groups, I didn't bowl at all. My height was below average for my age up until 17 when I had a big growth spurt. My bowling kicked on from there because I could get bounce from a fuller length and shape the ball away.
I live in Nottingham. I love just being at home. I can shut my front door, and it's like a little haven to me rather than thinking about going to certain places to... look good.
Playing for your country may seem like a massive thing, but you can build it into something it's not and put yourself under pressure from what the media say, but at the end of the day it's not life and death.
I love taking the new ball, but you've got to earn that right.
I play cricket for the competitive side of it.
I don't really understand Darren Lehmann coming out and saying the South African crowd has been out of order. Any England player, even media, who have toured Australia can laugh at those comments because some of the things we hear on the pitch from Australian supporters, known as 'banter,' I know is worse than in South Africa.
Selfridges is ideal for the lazy shopper because everything is under one roof.
I found Ricky Ponting the hardest to bowl to and it was a great pleasure to play against him as he was genuinely one of the best that's ever played and a really tough competitor as well. He hated you when you were on the field but he always shook your hand and was the epitome of 'play hard but play fair.'
Glenn McGrath's my hero, so I did a lot of reading on him when I was growing up.
The more you can keep your action and your mind and the ball you are delivering as simple as you can nothing can go wrong.
As a sportsman you are always testing your limits.
I have a dream of playing 100 Tests.
My role changes quite a lot, but ultimately I've always admired Glenn McGrath.
If I've got a run-out chance to win the game I want to take it.
I'm just very passionate to win games for my country - and sometimes when things don't go my way, I'll get a little bit narky.
My father was a great mentor to me and is someone I admire and look up to. However, it was my mum who was more of a driving force when it came to me and cricket - she constantly encouraged me to always remember to have fun when playing. And Mum was the one who took me round the grounds at the beginning of my career.
I definitely have my dad's competitive streak in me.
When I glare, I don't see it as aggression. I have just got such passion to get wickets. I don't ever say anything, I just have a look and see if I can get their mind concentrating on other things and get them outside their bubble. I like to get them switched on, have a look and get in a bit of a battle.
I've not gone out of my way to live a celebrity lifestyle, which I could easily have done.
Playing for England is the most important thing in my life.
I know I'm a better bowler and create more chances if I get a batsman indecisive in defence.
I'll play as long as that competitive spirit and drive is there because that's what gets me up in the morning, that feeling of having a batsman drive at you, play and miss, the sort of theatre around that sort of stuff.
