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Nov 07, 2020

Playing for England was always something I dreamt of and, of course, you then think of the captaincy. It was something I never thought I would be offered, especially after the way I started my career. But when it came along, I was very keen to have a go.

Come
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Nov 07, 2020

The Ashes have been hard, but you take the accolades when they come along.

Being
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Nov 07, 2020

It is one thing being scrutinised for playing a bad shot as a batsman or bowling a bad spell as a bowler, but the captaincy adds an extra dimension. The criticism is slightly harder to take.

Depression
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Nov 07, 2020

Big things, a real crisis, I think I'm pretty good, but this little thing will just wallop me. I think I'm managing depression better now: when the mood comes, I just try and sit it out.

Myself
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Nov 07, 2020

My school was pretty tough, and I played football there so I would be accepted, to save myself a kicking.

Deemed
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Nov 07, 2020

Cricket was deemed too posh where I came from, and I'd never have risked walking home through the estates in my whites. My club played some of the posh schools. I'd have the cheapest kit, but I loved those games. As soon as the posh lads opened their mouths and you heard their accents, the stakes were raised.

Feel
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Nov 07, 2020

I'll be fine, and suddenly I'll feel the depression coming on. It can start with the smallest thing.

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

I take the same Timberland holdall wherever I go, stuffed with all my gear. Or a Louis Vuitton weekender my wife bought me. I'd never have a bag that you wheel; they get in the way.

Home
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Nov 07, 2020

India - I've always felt at home there. Delhi and Mumbai and the Taj Mahal are all incredible - but it's the people I love. Indians are so interesting and accommodating and friendly. The best hotel I've stayed at there is the Rambagh Palace in Jaipur: its architecture is unbelievable.

Enjoy
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Nov 07, 2020

I have a Harley and a Bourget, which I enjoy taking into the countryside.

Economy
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Nov 07, 2020

I flew to Los Angeles to interview Vinnie Jones and Piers Morgan for the BBC and spent 11 hours in economy on BA, and the leg room was fine. In business class, Virgin, BA, and Emirates are good. I've flown business class on Kingfisher, which has proper couches.

Happens
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Nov 07, 2020

Reverse swing is a great asset if it happens.

Go
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Nov 07, 2020

I've had a go at captaincy. Batting and bowling and captaincy turned out to be a bit too much.

Enjoy
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Nov 07, 2020

I enjoy playing Test cricket, especially against India in India.

Cricket
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Nov 07, 2020

We always gave one-day cricket respect as players, definitely.

Cricket
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Nov 07, 2020

Throughout my career, in cricket and beyond, I've been incredibly lucky with my marriage. I met Rachael in 2002, and that was the year my England career kicked on. Everything started to click.

Looking
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Nov 07, 2020

Looking back, I feel for the missus. She used to get the worst of me.

Family
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Nov 07, 2020

It was two different worlds: my world - cricket, the dressing room and the lads. And then family. Even when they travelled with me, it wasn't always easy to bridge the gap.

Family
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Nov 07, 2020

Looking at my family today, I think, 'I could not have done any better.' That's one thing I have got right.

Looking
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Nov 07, 2020

I've tired of looking into the future, imagining all the things I want to have.

Need
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm gradually getting rid of all the things I don't need.

Missing
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Nov 07, 2020

I've seen material competitiveness destroy relationships in dressing rooms. People end up worrying about what someone else is earning and whether they're missing out.

Acquire
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Nov 07, 2020

Success isn't about things we acquire.

First One
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Nov 07, 2020

There have always been two people jostling for control of my life, two totally opposite characters. The first one is super-confident, bulletproof, a showman, and an extrovert. He tries to make people laugh, messes about, gets into trouble, shrugs it off. The other character is withdrawn and reflective.

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

I never really felt I belonged; there was always a sense of apartness. At school, I was the cricketer.

People
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Nov 07, 2020

I've thrived on people writing me off. Because if you write me off, I'll shut you up.

Game
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Nov 07, 2020

As a cricketer, I played on bravado and character. My personality was bound up with how I played the game.

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

I've never been - and never will be - someone who 'plays the game' with people.

Just
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't suck up to anyone or do any of that. I point-blank refuse. I just hate it.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

I remember, when Paul Collingwood first came into the dressing room, we did everything together. We practised together, trained together, had dinner together; we batted together and did well in games together - we were thick as thieves. When he got established, he just binned me.

More
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Nov 07, 2020

I love music more than I love sport.

Big
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Nov 07, 2020

I worked behind the record counter at Woolworths when I was 16. It was when Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' came out and The Verve were getting big. I'd have probably worked my way up to store manager if I'd have stuck around.

Hammer
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Nov 07, 2020

I do sometimes like a bit of cheese, like MC Hammer.

Old School
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm a bit old school with my aftershave - I still wear Joop.

Myself
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Nov 07, 2020

When you get offered the captaincy, you've got to have a go. In India, where it went well, I was playing well ,and anything that needed doing, I'd do it myself. When I wasn't playing well, it was tough.

Being Special
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Nov 07, 2020

The one thing we need to do to continue to maintain Test cricket as being special is cutting down the amount and make it a real occasion rather than playing one after another.

Dubai
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Nov 07, 2020

You can do pretty much anything you want in Dubai. In terms of getting around, everywhere's within half an hour in the car.

Problem
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Nov 07, 2020

I would try monoskiing, but the problem is my dodgy knee's on my right side, and my bad ankle's on my left, so I can't really use either.

Want
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Nov 07, 2020

I want to be the world's number one one-day player; I want to win a World Cup, win the championship with Lancashire - those are my motivations.

Nov 07, 2020

I have no problems with a multicultural society; I think that is to the benefit of the country. But you have to be careful what levels you take it to.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

It annoys me when I phone a hotel receptionist in my own country, and they don't understand what I am saying because they don't speak English. I think that's wrong. It's nothing to do with being politically correct or incorrect; it's just not right.

Cricket
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Nov 07, 2020

Cricket kept me away from trouble.

Get
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Nov 07, 2020

A lot of kids don't get the chance to play sport.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

When I retired first time around, injury had beaten me, and I hated that. Now I realise I'm no longer good enough. And I can handle that. It's fine that I'm not good enough.

Live
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Nov 07, 2020

Since leaving cricket, I've tried my hand at professional boxing, a live stage show, and working for TV. I've had some interesting experiences, including working with the former basketball player Dennis Rodman.

Laugh
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Nov 07, 2020

I made a series for ITV, just after I retired from Tests in 2009, called 'Flintoff Versus the World.' The idea was that I would attempt a series of extreme sports - rodeo riding, jumping out of aeroplanes, paragliding, cliff diving. I thought, 'Yeah, it looks fun. It's six weeks having a laugh.'

Days
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Nov 07, 2020

In my early England days, there was a bit of tension with captain Nasser Hussain.

Dating
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Nov 07, 2020

I was great mates with Muttiah Muralitharan, dating back to the days when we both played together at Lancashire.

Lie
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't play for money. I'm not sure I even can play just for money. Money is great; I can't lie about that.

Funny
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Nov 07, 2020

Ambition is a funny thing. In cricket, as in many professions, it tends to take you on a journey away from where you started. That's fine, maybe inevitable. But no one ever tells you that the biggest days aren't always the best days. And the richest prizes aren't the ones you remember.

Nov 07, 2020

I won some winners' medals with Lancashire - a NatWest trophy and a couple of Sunday Leagues.

Nov 07, 2020

'Top Gear' is one of those shows that you'd love to do.

Hate
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Nov 07, 2020

Now, I have a confession to make. I hate warm-ups with a passion. Worst part of the whole day. Nonsense, they are.

Down
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Nov 07, 2020

Some players like to practise right up to the start of play. But for me, whatever warming up I did was only going to be followed by cooling down again.

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

I like the look of all-rounder Ben Stokes. I usually have no interest in comparing new players with myself, but there are some interesting parallels here.

Job
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Nov 07, 2020

They're strange, the Aussies. Because if they like you, they say, 'Oh, he's an Aussie.' And I keep saying, 'I'm not, I'm from Preston.' There's nothing Australian about me. Don't start claiming me just because I've got a job over here.

Myself
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Nov 07, 2020

I would never bet against a side I'm playing in. I'd never bet against myself, ever.

End
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Nov 07, 2020

My bats were brilliant. The shape of them changed, and towards the end of my career, they got a little bit bigger.

Struggling
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Nov 07, 2020

The thing with sledging is it very rarely goes well. Usually, if I was sledging, I was struggling.

Everybody
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Nov 07, 2020

I rate myself as a driver, but I think everybody does.

Dream
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Nov 07, 2020

I thought my dream job was to play cricket.

Keep
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Nov 07, 2020

I have been called a man of many talents, but I like to keep a few of those talents hidden.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

It was an old cricket coach who started calling me Fred - as in Flintstone. There are far worse things to be called in the dressing room.

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

Sometimes, there's a fine line between bravery and utter stupidity. The day I decided to climb into a boxing ring for a professional fight was probably on the side of stupidity.

Better
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Nov 07, 2020

I can remember all the bad games and rubbish shots I've played far more than all my successes. Luckily, as I've got older, I've got better at dealing with that. What's the point of regrets? They don't change anything.

Dad
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Nov 07, 2020

Apart from the occasional bit of dad dancing, I really can't dance.

Everything
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Nov 07, 2020

I grew up watching 'Corrie,' and I still watch it whenever I can. It's got everything - drama, humour, and great characters. I used to watch it even when I was living in Dubai.

End
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Nov 07, 2020

I wish I'd walked out of 'The Tourist' with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. I said to the missus after two minutes, 'He's her husband.' An hour and a half's worth of nonsense later, the big twist at the end is... he's her husband.

Channel
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Nov 07, 2020

I actually love the Discovery Channel.

Degree
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Nov 07, 2020

With the cricket, I knew what I was doing - to a degree.

End
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Nov 07, 2020

You're never prepared for the end of a career.

Now
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Nov 07, 2020

Now, I am not saying that the world is flat, but it could be.

Space
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Nov 07, 2020

Why, if we're hurtling through space, why would water stay still? Why is it not wobbling?

Earth
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Nov 07, 2020

If you're in a helicopter, and you hover, why does the Earth not come to you if it's round?

Go
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Nov 07, 2020

I can easily go up to 19 stone or so if I'm not careful.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm not that good at cards.

Home
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Nov 07, 2020

Old Trafford - as a cricket ground, I love playing there. It's a second home for me; I've been going there since I was young. It just feels right there.

Big Fan
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Nov 07, 2020

I am not a big fan of hockey.

Great
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Nov 07, 2020

If I get runs in an entertaining fashion, then great. I like to get on top of bowlers and be aggressive. I don't want to be dominated by them. Hopefully people enjoy the way I play.

Doing
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Nov 07, 2020

I would like to be as successful as Ian Botham was, but if I'm doing anything, I'm doing it as myself.

Cricket
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Nov 07, 2020

When I was younger, I played football and table tennis for local teams. I also played mini-rugby at primary school - I was tall for my age - and Preston Grasshoppers wanted me, but I wasn't that interested in rugby. It was always going to be cricket for me.

Confidence
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Nov 07, 2020

In boxing, Mike Tyson fascinates me. The attitude and confidence that he could not be beaten when he was heavyweight champion of the world was interesting. He came across as very mild-mannered, and much of what he said made sense.

Enough
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Nov 07, 2020

I was just 17 when I made my debut for Lancashire against Hampshire at Portsmouth. I got seven and a duck. I didn't get a wicket, either. Funnily enough, it was more nerve-wracking than playing for England.

Father
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Nov 07, 2020

My father, Colin, and my brother, Chris, who is four years older than me, were a great help to me when I was younger.

Like
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Nov 07, 2020

I like spending time away with the family.

Horse
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Nov 07, 2020

I like going down the pub with my mates and horse racing. I don't do anything that exciting.

Live
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't live a rock n' roll lifestyle.

Cricket
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Nov 07, 2020

I like being out on the cricket field and performing and playing in front of a crowd. I find it quite tricky when there are press photographers outside my house. It's all very bizarre.

Great
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Nov 07, 2020

I had time with my family, which was great, but I am a cricketer, and once that was taken away from me, it was as though part of me wasn't there.

I Am
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Nov 07, 2020

I am actually learning to enjoy bowling, and I never thought I'd say that. I didn't enjoy it in the past because it hurt. It hurt my back or my ankle.

Cricket
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Nov 07, 2020

One of the reasons why you want to play cricket is to play in front of big crowds, and in India, it is the perfect place to do that. The atmosphere here is like no other place in the world. Having experienced it once, you want to keep coming back.

Problem
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Nov 07, 2020

I took my wife to a really expensive hotel in Dubai. This was when we were first dating, so I wanted to impress her. I had scallops, and after that, I went to the bathroom to be sick. I realised I had just paid £300 or £400 on scallops just to throw it up. My wife and I then talked about it; I knew I had a problem.

Energy
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Nov 07, 2020

I've got quite a lot of energy in me and a lot of pent-up aggression. I'm like a dog. I need walking.

I Can
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Nov 07, 2020

Maybe it's the sportsman in me, but if it is going to be television, I want to be the best I can be.

Nov 07, 2020

I was a professional cricketer for 16 years.

Love
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Nov 07, 2020

I've been offered all the usual, 'Strictly Come Dancing' and the like, but the one thing I know is that for me to be good, I've got to absolutely love doing something. And you can't dance the foxtrot half-hearted.

Nov 07, 2020

I've been to a lot of places to play cricket, but cricket and training get in the way! In India, all you see is the hotel and the cricket ground.

Friday
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Nov 07, 2020

North of England, you're brought up on fish and chips. Friday or Saturdays every week, it was a treat.

Love
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Nov 07, 2020

I love Britain, but I've only been to the obvious places.

Captain
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Nov 07, 2020

I always wanted to captain the teams I played in.

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