121 Quotes by Nasser Hussain

More than playing, my greatest moments and love of the game come from captaining England.

I feel, as a captain, that when you face a batsman who plays spin well you feel as if you are a fielder short.

Normally I don't sleep much during a Test match.

Some would argue the opposite: that with better pitches you should be able to express yourself, a bit like Kevin Pietersen does. Looking back, I wish I had been a bit more like that. But I always had a fear of failure, a fear of getting out, so I tried to eliminate risk from my game.

When you've done as much travelling as I have, it becomes hard work - I probably spend 90 per cent of the year travelling.

I can't pick up a pair of new gloves like Alec Stewart or Mike Atherton. I have to get them sweaty and loose, and put extra stuff on my gloves to protect the fingers.

Many Pakistani fans will say they have followed their team for too long and had their hearts broken many times, but I love them, and I love their cricket.

Nothing worse than walking out in a Test match and finding your hand slipping on the handle.

When I first became captain the job was new and refreshing and didn't affect my batting. I was still in the same mental pattern I had had for 10 years; batting came first and captaincy fitted in with that.