Quotes from Ben Stokes

We've got to be good enough to put runs on board.

I just go out there and try to do what I am paid to do, which is score runs and take wickets.

Setbacks make you want to be better again.

In terms of how I want to influence the game, I try to have a positive effect with the ball or bat in my hand.

I always look to perform with the bat and the ball and do good for my team.

I'm not going to hate anybody who beats me. But. I. Just. Don't. Like. Losing.

We shouldn't be too critical of players if they do have lean patches.

I am always trying to get better as a player, no matter how things are going, always trying to expand my game and look into how I can hit more areas or bowl different balls or whatever it is.

It's fine for a bowler to have a plan but I feel as a batter you need to have another plan to counteract what they're doing.

As a batter, I just try to put myself in a bubble, not letting anything in from the outside, looking only at how many runs I can score.

I'll have a few pints the night before a match.

You can't just be letting certain people get away with certain things and not others.

For anyone to question our fight or desire I think is wrong. They should know how much it means to play for England - how much to wear the Three Lions on your chest.

On the field, MS epitomises calmness and, from a cricket point of view, has the best angle in terms of field placements.

I want to be a high-order batter in the one-day stuff, to play some long innings rather than just go in and have a swipe.

You can't feel your way into an Ashes series, you have to be switched on from ball one. That's just me in a nutshell.

All I'm interested in is putting in consistent performances. If awards come along with that, great. It means you are doing something right.

I've definitely done things to change my behaviour. There are certain things you can't do when you get to a certain level in what you do. When it gets to a certain time, you're a story to somebody. It is something I have taken on board.

I don't know how you work on concentration. You are either born with it or you're not. And I was definitely not born with it.

There is nothing better than being there at the end and getting your team over the line.

It's the same with success and failure. There's always the momentum thing, but you just have to put whatever happened in the past behind you.

Captaincy did not change me as a player whatsoever, when I had the ball in my hand, I operated in the same manner like I always do.

Playing for England is always the main priority.

As a kid I lost my temper quite easily and tended to look away from the game itself. Now I know how to manage that and get the best out of myself.