Quotes from Joe Root

I try not to measure myself against other players.

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.

Unfortunately I am a human being and not a robot.

I'm just trying to score as many runs as I can each time. The more I can make over a hundred, the better.

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

When you go to Australia you are always asked whether you can perform in hostile environments against high pace and every Australian side I have played against has had guys bowling over 90mph.

Michael Vaughan gave me his old thigh pad when he retired. It was in my kitbag for a long time.

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.

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

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

You look at someone like Neil Wagner - he's got a big heart, a big engine, and keeps running. And that's what you want, you want guys who, time and time again, want to be putting themselves in that position, to keep wanting to create chances and keep trying to change the game.

You can sometimes bowl extremely well and get no reward.

This game can be brutal. As soon as you get comfortable, it bites you. You have to stay on it all the time.

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.

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.

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.

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

I think I can be quite cheeky at times.

It is motivating seeing how powerful it is when people come together and show support for a fantastic organisation like the NHS. We are very lucky to have it. We should appreciate it and not take it for granted.

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

A lot of the things we do in Test cricket revolves around planning for the Ashes series down under.

When I'm waiting to bat I try to watch the game and make sure I know what is going on so I am ready when I get out there but I spend a lot of time hydrating. It is very important for your performance and concentration. If it is cold I might have a coffee but mainly I am trying to stay really hydrated.

That's the food chain that cricket is sometimes. You have to be at the top of it otherwise you get swept away and eaten up.

Jos has been the most complete white-ball batsman we've had ever. The way he can play a number of different scenarios. He can just demoralise attacks and very quickly swing games massively in your favour.