Phil [Neville] was captain of the England under-15 side at football and cricket. He was brilliant. I know it's a big statement, but he was better than Flintoff at the time.

As soon as cricket sees money it loses its moral compass

I'm like Bambi on ice when I get going sometimes. My legs just give beneath me and when one bit of me goes, the rest of me tends to go as well.

I do not go to gym too much as I do not want to build muscles and look bulky... That might affect my bowling.

Pollard, in my opinion, is not a cricketer

"A number of comedians attended this Test match including Ronnie Corbett, Stephen Fry and Paul Merton. But the funniest people on parade were those who expected bowlers to take wickets on that tragic strip of turf."

Simon Hughes, writing in the Telegraph doesn't find much cause for mirth in the pitch at Lord's for the first Test