That's cricket. Some days are good, some are bad. No one is going to be amazing all the time. Sometimes I feel it's not a fair world - really and truly.Collection: Amazing
In bowlers' meetings we talk a lot about patience here in India. You need that more than anywhere in the world. Outfields are fast, pitches are slow, the ball gets soft. Bowlers are more crucial than batters.Collection: Patience
I only like my mom's coleslaw.Collection: Mom
Not many days you get a nice, fast bowling wicket.
It wasn't a pleasant experience to be confined to my hotel room for five days even though I had my Xbox and workout stuff with me so I could make the most of a bad situation.
You're young and you want to play, you have got to make the most of your youth because before you know it, you're 20, 21 or even 25 if you're unlucky, and you're still trialing and hoping to get a chance. And then a lot of people don't take chances on guys who are a little bit older.
Being in a Covid bubble, you are going to need your family with you. It helps you stay sane. Four or five days in, you start to get a little bit of cabin fever. You need your family to take some of that pressure off you.
I just wanted to play in the IPL; the money is just a bonus.
Being a person that plays all three formats, I've probably done the most bubble days out of anyone.
When Test cricket is good, it's amazing, the best, even if it is more taxing on the body and is a lot more mentally taxing.
I'd urge any kid to want to play Test cricket.
Do I want to play Test cricket? Yeah, yeah. I've got a few milestones I'd like to achieve - so I very much want to play Test cricket.
You don't have to put yourself under pressure, you don't have to be fit even before your body is fit.
It's not true that modern cricketers only want to be white-ball cricketers. Because I had a good World Cup that doesn't mean I only like World Cup cricket.
I had one injury in pretty much a year of cricket, and it was my first since being in the England team, so I'm very happy to be back, touch wood.
England are doing really well in the Tests and ODIs, they're doing well in everything and I think it will be hard to squeeze my way into the team.
I'm not too sure how it will go but I think whenever I do get the chance to bat I can just show what I can do and hopefully with a lot of performances I could squeeze my way up the order a bit.
Being qualified means I can spend a bit more time at home.
When I walked outside of my room for the first time since being placed into self-isolation for breaking the Covid-19 protocols, I heard the cameras clicking with every single step I took. The whole spectacle made me feel uneasy.
To be straight, if I play and don't bowl 90 miles an hour it's going to be news. If I don't bowl 90 miles per hour for long enough it's going to be news. If I don't put my left sock on first, it's going to be news. I understand that is the scrutiny of playing at this level and being in that spotlight.
I give 100 per cent every time I go out there and I don't want to go out on the field unless I can guarantee doing that.
Chemar Holder plays Xbox with me online all the time but it's not like any of us are going to be buddy, buddy in the middle. We might make a small joke every now and again but it's not going to be overly friendly because everyone's got a job to do.
Am I a golfer? Do I look like a golfer? One hundred per cent, you will find me on the Xbox!
I've watched so many old games played on 'Sky Sports.' My feelings are that watching something played live really should pique some interest.
Cricket is also a bit more of a social game. You are never too far away from one of your other team-mates, so you can always wander over for a bit of a chat. For example, if I am at mid-off, I could always wander over to mid-on and have a joke with Stuart Broad.
I don't need to run in and bowl 90mph every spell to get wickets.
I might actually get a calendar just to cross them down to feel like the days are going faster.
If you're going to play in all three formats, you can't play all the games. You probably play two Test matches, miss the last one and take some time off and maybe come back for the second ODI or second T20.
I think no crowds is probably sucking most of the excitement out of the game.
I didn't really know how people would take to me, especially at Hobart - it can be difficult having an overseas player who hasn't played any international cricket.
I'm most looking forward to bowling at the international players - it will be a gauge to see where I'm at and if I'm ready for international cricket.
I personally want to play Test cricket, hopefully, when I qualify. It's the pinnacle, a great place to showcase your skills and really rate yourself.
It's OK to be a good county cricketer but when you take the step up, you never know how your career might go.
Eoin Morgan and Joe Root have a really calm and open changing room. There's no tension there. You don't have to be walking on egg shells around any of the players.
I don't really like doing a lot of stretching anyway. I'd much rather bowl than sit and do the warm-ups.
It doesn't bother me what people are saying. Social media is there for people to voice their criticism, so you shouldn't take that to heart.
Bumrah's action is a bit awkward, so you don't see his slower balls. He can trick you with pace. He is a lot quicker than he looks.
I guess I am pretty much like Bumrah, with my yorkers and slower balls.
You can be in India bowling at 90mph and it doesn't matter because the wickets are flat and the batsmen are really good.
No one will bowl at 90mph all day every day. There will be spells when you have to bowl within yourself.
Cricket is hard enough: stand up for yourself and stand up for the team.
You never know where cricket can take you in two weeks, two months or a year. You never know what that one of game will do, cricket wise or mentally. Anything is possible.
Seeing someone go down, you don't ever want to see anyone getting carried off on a stretcher or you don't want to see anyone missing a day or another game.
I guess making my debut outside of England would have been a bit more difficult but it was nice to debut somewhere that you're familiar with.
I usually get to 40, 50 overs a game anyway.
I don't want to look too far ahead.
You're bound to be recognized if you do well. Although I guess in India that's taken to another level. I can't remember how many selfies I must have posed for.
That's the one thing about being in India. You get to experience superstardom. In England, no one bothers you, really.
When I sit back and reflect, it's humbling to see how far I've come. I watched the IPL as a kid six-seven years ago in the Caribbean, watching all these superstars playing. Now to be in this environment is fantastic.
I used to always be running around as a kid, I couldn't sit still.