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- Nov 07, 2020
I was forced to learn a lot about psychology as a player, and as a captain to get the best out of others. There's still a lot of scepticism about it in sport and the workplace, but dealing with fluctuations of form, and pressure, and being away from home are more important than your cover-drive.
- Squad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's hard for one coach to do all the formats all the time, and there are a limited number of coaches who have done the hard yards already. You can have head and assistant coaches for each squad.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all live in this little bubble that we just expect to live forever and I think those of us that have been with people battling cancer, you realise, actually, this surrounds us everywhere we go.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tie my wedding ring around my neck with an old shoelace. It's to remind me of why I play cricket: for my family - my wife Ruth and my boys Sam and Luca.
- Cricket
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cricket is not rocket science. Bowlers often get wickets through perseverance, accuracy and being patient rather than trying to blast opposition teams out.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
Winston Churchill inspired my leadership philosophy. I've read a huge number of his writings, especially his diaries from the Second World War. His thoughts on leadership and duty have helped me as England captain.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm happy unless I'm not happy. And I think this is the thing with grief, there is no rhyme or reason to it and it's been completely different to how I thought it was going to be.
- Different Elements
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I think you grieve different elements, you grieve your wife who's gone, you grieve the fact she had cancer and you had to watch her die, you grieve the fact the life you built isn't going to be the same as the one going forward. All these different elements hit you at different times.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the cricket world, with a lot of little issues that people are getting in a tizz around, I'm just like: Don't worry about it.
- Nov 07, 2020
If someone has cancer, it's not just them who has cancer - it's everyone around them as well and it's tough.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I played a very background role in terms of trying to get the environment together but Eoin Morgan and Trevor Bayliss have done a great job.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
This whole quest to win the 2019 World Cup, that was my job when I was director of England cricket.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Grief is a bit of a journey, and it is evolving all the time but I am very functional.
- Relationship
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you think about the practical difficulties of having a relationship with somebody on the other side of the world, it defies all logic.
- Pain
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's what sport can do to you: it gives you a lot of heartache and pain, and sometimes the ultimate rewards.
- Diary
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to overplay the diary's significance, but it's a really helpful batting aid. It's not an obsession because I don't spend more than 10 or 20 minutes writing a day - and not necessarily every day. I might write in it three days in a row and then not the next four. It depends on the situation.
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- Nov 07, 2020
But there are definitely times when I just need to write to clarify my thoughts and put any doubts to bed.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I arrived at Middlesex I was the only guy who'd been to public school and I got plenty of stick. But it wasn't held against me for long.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
So I never forget how lucky I am. That's the reason above all else why I'm determined to keep enjoying cricket, whatever the wins or the losses. As long as I do that then the runs will come.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we broaden the audience for cricket, more people will be interested in all forms, then TV rights and sponsors and crowds will follow.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no reason why cricket shouldn't be the number one alternative to football. And at a time when there are obvious divisions in society, cricket has a great role to play in bringing people together from all sorts of diverse backgrounds and faiths.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always thought we ought to recognise the blood, sweat and tears - and the sacrifices in being away from home - of former England players, and that current players should know what has come before.
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- Nov 07, 2020