Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Joe Root - Page 2

I want England to do well. I want us to go to World Cups and win. If I'm not in the best eleven or the best squad, so be it. I'll support whoever's involved all the way through.

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

You learn from the bad games and the bad tours. And, when things are going well, you think about that and you make the most of it. You don't get lazy; you don't rest on your laurels.

Sometimes people say things on the field that they might regret, but they should stay on the field.

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

I'm not a massive reader, to be honest. I try and fill my time with other things. But I remember getting halfway through a book once. It was 'The Client' by John Grisham, which was quite interesting.

There's always things you want to get better at and learn from but that's something that's quite hard to instil in players.

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.

Coming out of the Ashes in 2013-14 and the World Cup in 2015 I realised how much I wanted to be a force in international cricket.

The important thing is to stay very strong with my natural game.

I wouldn't say I give the hairdryer treatment but when we've not performed well you have to make people aware.

Every now and then you might have to change things around. It's not something that is good to do a lot - especially with your batting - but every now and then, I don't think it's a bad thing.

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

The dressing-room environment is very difficult to replicate, camaraderie is very important.

There is nothing wrong with being gay.

You're always trying to find ways of getting guys in positions in which they will be comfortable.

Every game against Australia matters.

We've seen guys in the sport, like Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, who have actually benefited from the captaincy.

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

We have to be prepared to play some attritional cricket at times.

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

You are not going to win many games if you start behind.

As a batter you are generally playing a mental game most of the time and having too long to prepare can work against you - you can almost fry yourself out before a Test match or feel slightly fatigued two games in because you have spent too long preparing.

My first bat was a Duncan Fearnley 405, size two. I was aged about four. I loved that bat, such great memories. I gave it to a family member and never saw it again.

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.

You try to make sure you have respect for the opposition but still play to win and play hard cricket.

Time has never really been an issue in Test cricket, especially in the modern game where things naturally move quicker than they have in the past.

Every player wants to see the game grow and flourish so it would be great to be able to help do that by achieving something very special.

I can remember that 2005 Ashes as a kid and being really absorbed in that whole series at 14 years old. It was magical.

It's tough to take, losing the Ashes. It's bitterly disappointing.

In the past, I found myself on occasions not playing the game at the speed that suits me. I need to make sure I'm in control of what is going on out there as much as I can.

You learn from the mistakes you make.

I have been given a fantastic opportunity to captain the Test side and will continue to work very hard at doing my best at that.

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

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.

I want to make contributions that help us win Test matches rather than put us in positions where we have to play extremely well to win.

All we can do as players and ambassadors of the game is try to set an example, playing in the right way and make it as entertaining as possible for people watching.

You don't win games by batting long periods of time.