Quotes from Stuart Broad

I love winning, I love playing to win. You need some of that to be a bowler. You need to have a hatred for the batsman to make sure you have that real fire to perform.

I love that feeling of being in a battle with the new ball, you're getting an opening batsman out while they are desperate to survive.

I've always enjoyed playing the shortest form of the game and I relish the opportunity to develop my leadership skills as England's Twenty20 captain.

I know I'm a better bowler and create more chances if I get a batsman indecisive in defence.

I don't really understand Darren Lehmann coming out and saying the South African crowd has been out of order. Any England player, even media, who have toured Australia can laugh at those comments because some of the things we hear on the pitch from Australian supporters, known as 'banter,' I know is worse than in South Africa.

Tower Bridge would make a cool house. I like the idea of living over the river.

I live in Nottingham. I love just being at home. I can shut my front door, and it's like a little haven to me rather than thinking about going to certain places to... look good.

When you're young you're influenced by the best teams. So a lot of my favourite cricketers were Australian.

You get judged on your results.

You have to have a part of you like that as a bowler - that fire in you to keep going.

I need to keep moving my game forward, because Test batsmen will keep moving their games forward.

For Leicestershire, through the age groups, I didn't bowl at all. My height was below average for my age up until 17 when I had a big growth spurt. My bowling kicked on from there because I could get bounce from a fuller length and shape the ball away.

It's quite strange, because off the field I'm quite shy, quiet, prefer to watch a bit of TV at home, but get me on the cricket field I like it all kicking off.

When I was a youngster my grandparents took me sightseeing and we went on the London Eye.

I have watched games at the Gabba since I was a youngster, staying up for the first 10 minutes until I fell asleep.

My father was a great mentor to me and is someone I admire and look up to. However, it was my mum who was more of a driving force when it came to me and cricket - she constantly encouraged me to always remember to have fun when playing. And Mum was the one who took me round the grounds at the beginning of my career.

I'd rather be the guy you can turn to in a high-pressure scenario than a dead rubber.

If someone wants to try to hit a spinner over mid-on, with the ball turning away from the blade, there is a chance of taking a wicket.

My life changed forever the first time I went to the southern hemisphere.

You have to deal with your emotions and not spike too much on the graph - not get too elated with the highs or too down with the lows.

You have got to try to make the batsman feel a bit uncomfortable to get him out.

Part and parcel of being an international sportsman is dealing with fair or unfair criticism and also when you are on the back pages when you are performing.

There are always distractions in international cricket because that's part of being an international sportsman.

I am more aggressive than others, being a sportsman.