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Alastair Cook is one of my best pals.
I play a bit of golf, off a 12 handicap.
I think I have got a decent pain threshold.
I very rarely get recognised in the street.
The Gabba is not a frightening place to play.
Cricket often leaves you scratching your head.
I don't like half-volleys being driven for four.
A competitive edge has helped me through my career.
Andrew Strauss captained me through my purple patch.
I am quite stingy when it comes to giving runs away.
It is scary when bowling how hard batsmen hit it now.
There is nothing quite like an Ashes trip Down Under.
For a fast bowler, not much stress goes through my body.
No, no I don't speed or anything. I drive a VW Touareg so.
I don't actually have a regular end I bowl from at Old Trafford.
You can feel a bit of extra pressure bowling at your own ground.
An out-and-out fast bowler is one of the great sights in cricket.
A bully waits until they are in the ascendancy to pounce on people.
A coach can help only so much. Out on the field you need a partner.
I've been doing a lot of strength and stretch work to get stronger.
Getting past 30 as a sportsman, the end could be just around the corner.
The time to think about personal achievement is at the end of your career.
Kohli is always fired up, very animated on the field and plays with passion.
I know my game really well and I'm relatively comfortable in most situations.
The Oval 2018 was one of the most extraordinary Tests I've been involved with.
I'm a very competitive person and maybe I'd taken things a bit too far at times.
The pink ball is a bit different. I don't think it moves as much through the air.
I dreamt of playing for Lancashire then but never really thought it would happen.
Test cricket tests your ability as a cricketer but also bring out your true character.
What I try to do is improve as much as I can so I can be the best bowler I possibly can.
I'm enjoying playing. As long as that continues, I'll carry on playing as long as I can.
An inswinger - that gets an lbw or bowled - after a few outswingers is always very pleasing.
Maybe, early on, I had too many coaches, with three or four guys all giving different input.
There is something special about the early stages of an Ashes Test. There is this unique buzz.
I regard sledging, chirping, whatever you want to call it, as one of the weapons at my disposal.
Being away so much makes you treasure those moments you are at home, spending time with your family.
I don't agree with the theory that removing grass and pace from the pitch nullifies Mitchell Johnson.
It is a knowledgeable crowd at Old Trafford and they will also tell you when you are not bowling well.
There's a fiercely competitive rivalry between myself and Virat Kohli - but also enormous mutual respect.
I've played in Test matches before after injury without first playing a county game or warm-up of some sort.
I'll tell you something about Glenn McGrath - he was a much better bowler than me. This is not false modesty.
I love talking about the game and passing on knowledge if I can but being a coach full time is another story.
Instinctively I know the difference between general pain from bowling, and pain caused by a specific problem.
I'm always trying to improve whether by being more consistent, accurate, fitter or able to bowl longer spells.
It is easy to get carried away in this Twenty20 era and think Test cricket has to be entertaining all the time.
It's great when you can challenge yourself against the top players in tense situations. I've always enjoyed it.
When you're a kid, you dream about playing cricket for a living, playing for your county and then your country.
A lot of teams see Lord's as a special place and up their games to try to get their names on the honours' board.
As long as the body feels OK, I'm enjoying playing, helping the team improve and taking wickets, I'll keep going.
Having two bowlers who can exceed 90 mph is a mouth-watering prospect - and something batsmen will not relish one bit.