I don't get too fussy about food around games. It is more just a case of making sure I get some fuel on board. But I quite enjoy poached eggs and toast in the morning so I often go for that before training.

What batsmen like me do for fitness is often a bit different to what bowlers like Jimmy Anderson or Stuart Broad do but everyone in the squad has a big focus on core strength. It is really important for batting, bowling and fielding. You need a strong core and spine so your movement isn't restricted out there.

You can never really replicate the dressing-room environment and building something as a group of players.

It is motivating seeing how powerful it is when people come together and show support for a fantastic organisation like the NHS. We are very lucky to have it. We should appreciate it and not take it for granted.

A lot of the things we do in Test cricket revolves around planning for the Ashes series down under.

I've been called Ellen DeGeneres on a number of occasions over the course of my career.

Jos has been the most complete white-ball batsman we've had ever. The way he can play a number of different scenarios. He can just demoralise attacks and very quickly swing games massively in your favour.

I've played a lot of cricket at Trent Bridge over the years, and have had a lot of fond memories there.

Something people might not know about me is, I like playing the guitar.

I try not to measure myself against other players.

Teams quickly find trends in ways you get out. If you get out in similar fashion on three or four occasions, teams will be using that as a weapon to get you out.

You can sometimes bowl extremely well and get no reward.

You look at someone like Neil Wagner - he's got a big heart, a big engine, and keeps running. And that's what you want, you want guys who, time and time again, want to be putting themselves in that position, to keep wanting to create chances and keep trying to change the game.

Individually we all have to play to our strengths.

Unfortunately I am a human being and not a robot.

I used to see Michael Vaughan play at the club and then to watch him captain England was inspiring.

There are always different areas in the game you want to develop. For me it's my all-round game in different conditions in different places in the world.

If you're playing against someone, you always want them playing flat out and at their best - so when you are successful you know you've produced a really good performance.

If I was playing for my local club I'd want to play in exactly the same way as if I was playing for England and, if that ever changes, it's probably time to stop.

You have to have a laugh and a joke. If you spend five days playing a Test match and so much time together off the field, it's important to keep morale high.

You want to be busy and try and get the scoreboard moving, and showing that intent when you go out there is important.

As a captain I think tactically I've been quite good.

Whenever you lose, it hurts.

You have to look at areas you want to get better at, both in yourself and as a team.

You turn up to an Ashes series and put everything you can into it.

In terms of pace, every captain wants pace in their attack.

We think it is a really important part of your journey, as an international player, that you come in and you want it to feel like it's the pinnacle of the game. That you want to come back into that environment. You don't want to think, 'Well, I'd much prefer playing for Sussex,' or your county.

We pride ourselves on taking opportunities to win when we have them.

Every time you're involved in an Ashes series, as soon as it finishes at the back of your mind you start thinking about the next one.

I did get the nickname 'craptain' from the Yorkshire dressing room. A bit of banter which I thought was quite funny.

Coming off the field and having a young family, it's very easy to distract yourself.

Whenever I go through any sort of bad patch, I remind myself that part of the game of cricket is God testing you.

I do believe in God.

I do a lot of free weights in the gym, with lots of squats, lunges and push-pull exercises to help develop strength and power.

As a player I think you naturally think long term and think what is the schedule in the next year or so.

That was my upbringing: you treat people with respect.

Make sure you look after people around you and it holds you in good stead going forward in terms of leadership. Look at all the best leaders and they have those qualities.

I played my first game of adult cricket at about eight or nine when the fifth team were short and picked me to field and bat at No 11. From then I just got the bug and wanted to play as often as possible.

From a young age I've always known my game pretty well and coming from a club like Yorkshire you are generally taught to say what you think. If you don't say what you think then someone else does.

There is no point having team meetings where no one speaks because you don't learn anything.

I like to think I'll be quite instinctive as a leader.

I love playing five days of cricket; personally, I think it's the best format.

It's not about how many games we win with me as captain, it's about us being consistently getting better over a long period of time and looking to be that number one side in the world.

After a test match it's very easy to make selections, once you've seen exactly how the surface is going to play.

I'd love to go and visit Pakistan. It would be a great opportunity to go and play there personally. Unfortunately, it's not my decision to make, but it looks a wonderful country to go and play cricket in.

I know how important it is that test cricket is my main focus.

I just need to find the best version of myself. Find improvements to what I've already got, rather than trying to remodel my game.

The great thing about T20 is that it only takes one performance. One piece of individual brilliance can win a game and that can change the whole way you approach a tournament.

I just love playing for England, whether it's opening or middle order.

I'm known as tidy, I like to keep my stuff in order.