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

Learning Job Hard England Captain

Everyone has technical flaws - no matter how many runs you score. Alastair Cook

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Being a dad is best thing you can do, it's very exciting. Alastair Cook

Best You Exciting Very Being Dad Thing

You're there to score runs. If you don't do that over a period of time, people will look elsewhere. That hasn't changed and that'll never change, whether it's myself or Jimmy Anderson, you've got to play to a certain level to be picked for England or even Essex. Alastair Cook

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Jonathan Agnew is a good person to learn off because he's a brilliant broadcaster and the calmness and clarity with which he does things is a real skill. Alastair Cook

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Without sounding arrogant, I achieved a lot more than I thought I would do. Alastair Cook

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I like being outside and I like hard work. Alastair Cook

Work Hard Work Outside Like Being Hard

I've got that ruthlessness inside me. All good captains have to be able to say things like that - with good man-management skills. Alastair Cook

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You're only England captain for a very short space of time. Alastair Cook

Time You Space Only Very Short Short Space England Captain

Yes, there are absolutely moments when you're running out of ideas, and you do genuinely feel sorry for the bowlers when you keep asking them to run in again on a flat wicket, when partnerships get away from you, especially at the tail, which is one of the big differences in the modern game. Alastair Cook

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No matter how much cricket you have played you are always learning. Alastair Cook

You Learning Matter Cricket Always How How Much Much Played

I made my debut in 2006 and absolutely, there was the pressure of the cricket, but there was no social media. There was no direct feedback to your phone. If you wanted to, you could avoid it. Alastair Cook

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I am hugely honoured and proud to be receiving a knighthood. Alastair Cook

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I love the individual sport stuff but the experiences I've had with some great people over 12 or 15 years are what makes is special. That individual thing: me versus the bowler is great but you get that team feeling as well and that's why it suits me so well. Alastair Cook

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Nobody walks over me, ever, and no-one will walk over me, ever. Alastair Cook

Me Walk Will Walks No-One Nobody Over Ever

You don't get to the top in professional sport without being hard and tough, but I do that in my way. I don't shout or scream, but I am determined and I will push harder than 99 per cent of cricketers in training. Alastair Cook

I don't think you have to be this macho man all the time, just because you play sport. Alastair Cook

Time You Man Think Macho Sport Because Just Just Because Play

In one sense, what happens for me outside of cricket gives me that break - the farming means I have a really different life outside of cricket; it's not just cricket, cricket, cricket for 12 months of the year. Alastair Cook

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