100 Quotes by Joe Root

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

Whenever you lose, it hurts.

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

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

Bowling at Steve Smith in his form is difficult and you have to make sure you take all your chances.

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

If you look round the world, most teams want guys who can bowl up at 90 mph because they can make things happen when it isn't doing much.

We should be looking to inspire every living person in this country to play the game of cricket.

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.