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Captain Quotes - V

Captain Quotes - V

1. You cannot treat someone differently just because they have become captain. We still took the mickey out of Alastair Cook when he was in charge. You have to treat them first and foremost as a team-mate. - James Anderson

2. Learning on the job as England captain is hard. - Alastair Cook

3. The captaincy thing is brilliant, and I love it. But I didn't start off playing cricket to captain England. I wanted to score runs and stuff. - Alastair Cook

4. 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. - Andrew Strauss

5. I've definitely grown into the job after that difficult first Test against Pakistan. I'd been captain for the Sri Lanka one-dayers, which hadn't gone well, and all the talk was that I only had that one Test as captain. - Andrew Strauss

6. I haven't stuck my head out to be captain of England. - Nasser Hussain

7. I want to captain England in more Tests than anyone else. - Nasser Hussain

8. I like it when the captain comes to me and says, 'We're really desperate for a wicket, can you get us one?' or when we really need something to happen in a Test match. - Stuart Broad

9. I never dreamed I would captain England in a home World Cup. - Eoin Morgan

10. It's always the captain's team and it is the leader who calls the shots. - Ravi Shastri

11. It's an honour to captain the West Indies. - Brian Lara

12. A high-profile player has to toe the line and I try to lead by example. A lot of guys appreciate that, and it is an advantage to have somebody as captain whom the players feel they can look up to; somebody whose door they can knock on to talk about anything on cricket or life. - Brian Lara.

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