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I played my first ever Test in Kingston in 1990. I'd just graduated from Durham University and there I was, at Sabina Park, playing Test cricket.
Nasser Hussain
First
Cricket
Park
Test
Graduated
Just
Ever
Played
Playing
University
I've played cricket seriously since I was eight years old, when I first played for the Essex under-11s. I can't just turn it off.
Nasser Hussain
Old
Seriously
First
Cricket
Since
Years
Off
Just
Eight
Turn
Played
If you try and cover all your bases, like the ECB tend to do, you end up with muddled decisions.
Nasser Hussain
You
Try
Tend
Like
Cover
End
Up
Decisions
Muddled
Your
Bases
I've been married a long time.
Nasser Hussain
Time
Long
Long Time
Married
Been
I went to Spain with my brother when I was about 17. We stayed near Barcelona and it was terrible. There were floods and I ended up missing my flight home.
Nasser Hussain
Home
Brother
Stayed
About
Missing
Terrible
Were
Up
Ended
Spain
Barcelona
Flight
Floods
Near
I admire anyone who can show they can dig deep. Ballesteros and Sergio Garcia, people who are obviously mentally strong. Or Graham Thorpe. He is your fighter. He's the kid who is bullied at school but will stand up in a fight when it matters.
Nasser Hussain
Fight
People
Strong
School
Will
Matters
Fighter
Dig
Kid
Thorpe
Admire
Mentally
He
Obviously
Bullied
Up
Graham
Anyone
Stand
Your
Stand Up
Show
Who
Deep
Sergio
Sometimes when you're around a side you don't realise how good they are until you go away from home and they are a very fine team.
Nasser Hussain
Good
Home
You
Sometimes
Go Away
Side
Fine
Until
Around
How
Go
Very
Realise
Team
Away
Many Pakistani fans will say they have followed their team for too long and had their hearts broken many times, but I love them, and I love their cricket.
Nasser Hussain
Love
Broken
Fans
Will
Long
Too
Cricket
Say
Followed
Had
Times
Hearts
Them
Team
Many
Pakistani
Pakistan is a very emotional, cricket-loving nation and what Pakistan need is a street-fighter-type in charge of the team.
Nasser Hussain
Nation
Charge
Emotional
Very
Team
Pakistan
Need
So for me Tendulkar is the greatest but Kohli is not far behind and could well end up as the greatest.
Nasser Hussain
Me
Could
Well
Greatest
End
Up
Behind
Far
Patriotism is something I wear in my heart not on my head.
Nasser Hussain
Heart
Patriotism
Wear
Something
Head
It is crucial to have an injury seen to quickly.
Nasser Hussain
Seen
Crucial
Quickly
Injury
Spinners are a funny breed. If they're playing on seaming pitches they moan and if they're about to play on real 'Bunsen burners' they reckon the pressure is on them.
Nasser Hussain
Funny
Pressure
Reckon
About
Real
Moan
Pitches
Them
Breed
Play
Playing
There have been a few times in my career when I have been close to tears after completing an innings, but rarely when I am waiting to bat.
Nasser Hussain
Waiting
Tears
Few
Innings
Bat
Completing
Rarely
Am
Been
Close
Times
After
Career
As a player you always feel the pressure and as a team you are always trying to make sure the opposition are under it.
Nasser Hussain
You
Pressure
Feel
Make
Sure
Always
Opposition
Trying
Team
Player
In every sport you need a break and England seem to be the only cricket country which doesn't get one.
Nasser Hussain
You
Country
Every
Cricket
Seem
Only
Sport
Get
Break
Which
England
Need
There is too much cricket being played. You need time away to get your mind in order to reach the optimum level.
Nasser Hussain
Time
You
Mind
Too Much
Too
Cricket
Reach
Optimum
Get
Being
Order
Much
Your
Away
Level
Played
Need
Above all, I want to captain England in more Test victories than anybody else.
Nasser Hussain
Else
Above
More
Test
Than
Anybody
Anybody Else
Want
Victories
England
Captain
It was Test cricket as it should be played, when the irresistible force in Allan Donald met the immovable object in Mike Atherton at Trent Bridge in 1998. And I was happy to watch from the best seat in the house - at the other end.
Nasser Hussain
Best
Happy
Met
Other
Cricket
Immovable
Object
House
Force
Test
End
Donald
Irresistible
Mike
Should
Bridge
Seat
Played
Watch
Batsmen like Gary Kirsten, Boeta Dippenaar and Neil McKenzie have good techniques and can bat for long periods.
Nasser Hussain
Good
Long
Bat
Neil
Long Periods
Like
Periods
Gary
Techniques
Captaining England is the best job I've ever had and the last thing I would want to do after more than four years is hand the Test job over to someone who wasn't up to it.
Nasser Hussain
Best
Job
Would
Someone
More
Had
Over
Test
Years
Hand
Up
Than
Want
After
England
Who
Ever
Thing
Four
Last
A captain has to be able to look a player in the eye before he starts his run-up or goes out to bat.
Nasser Hussain
Before
Starts
Bat
Eye
Out
Able
He
Look
His
Goes
Captain
Player
I'm never going to have a Test average of 50 like Tendulkar. All I want to be is the best that I can be.
Nasser Hussain
Best
Never
Like
Test
Going
Want
Average
When I first came into the England one-day side and joined the selectors, I wanted to move away from picking what some people called the bits-and-pieces to the best batsmen and bowlers.
Nasser Hussain
Best
People
Some People
First
Side
Some
Joined
Picking
Came
Move
Wanted
England
Away
One-day cricket is about continuity, team ethic, understanding each other's role, where everybody fields and bats, when and at which end they want to bowl.
Nasser Hussain
Understanding
Other
Cricket
Everybody
Bats
About
Bowl
Continuity
End
Role
Where
Want
Which
Fields
Ethic
Team
Each
Being awarded the OBE was a great honour and something I had not been expecting.
Nasser Hussain
Great
Honour
Something
Had
Been
Expecting
Being
Awarded
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