Joe Root

Joe Root

Batter

"I don’t sleep at all during Test matches. It is a nightmare. Actually it is not a nightmare because at least having one of those would mean I’m asleep."

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Zak Crawley

Batter

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Ben Stokes

All Rounder

"Being the best that you can be is only possible if your desire to be a champion and your fear of failure is non-existent.” (Tattooed on his left arm)

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James Anderson

Bowler

"Cricket was better when there were scones. The lunch room at Lord’s is a special place to eat, but these days the tea break is more about protein shakes and fruit and nuts, than scones and cucumber sandwiches.”

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Harry Brook

Batter

"To be a successful cricketer for a long period of time, you’ve got to be level-headed, if you’re up and down and all over the place, the game will swallow you up."

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Ollie Robinson

Bowler

"I’m a positive person and I was always looking at things positively. I knew myself I could get back to this stage and I worked really hard, probably the hardest I’ve ever worked before, to get back to this point."

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Ben Duckett

Batter

"I wouldn’t say I’m ever going to be a goody-goody kind of person, I’ll always try and have a bit of character about me."

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Dan Lawrence

Batter

"I love batting at four for Essex and hopefully I can make the spot my own for England as well."

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Stuart Broad

Bowler

“Jimmy’s been the main man and I play second fiddle. I like that, because we could sit here, me and Jimmy, and we know that we’re a really good partnership, we know we work together.”

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Jonny Bairstow

“I was over-analysing things, but now it’s a case of standing upright at the crease and watching the ball. I just try to relax and let my bat go through the ball.”

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Mark Wood

Bowler

“There are times when it gets boring in the field, so I bring out the imaginary horse and try to joust my team-mates. I like to have a trot and feed him apples – he loves Granny Smiths.”

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Chris Woakes

All Rounder

“I remember Tino Best was bowling rockets for West Indies A and thinking I would die if I faced him!”

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Josh Tongue

Josh has suffered hugely with injuries in the last few years of his career but is making his debut v Ireland at Lord's in what hopefully becomes a turning point.

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Moeen Ali

All Rounder

“If I can play, and change the mind of one person about being a Muslim player and having a beard, then I’ll feel as if I’ve done my job.”

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