That was my upbringing: you treat people with respect.

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

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.

I do believe in God.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Whenever you lose, it hurts.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Unfortunately I am a human being and not a robot.

Individually we all have to play to our strengths.

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.