article_snippet.sent: Obviously I was playing county cricket, which was great, but the ultimate is playing for England and I want to do that for as long as possible.
article_snippet.sent: I got off to a good start to my career but then had a few years out of the England side with dodgy form and injuries.
article_snippet.sent: know if I’d ever play again. '
article_snippet.sent: but I had experienced Test cricket and seen how amazing Test cricket was and that determination to play again has driven me on.
article_snippet.sent: Once I got my chance again
article_snippet.sent: I didn’t want to let my chance go again.
article_snippet.sent: I have consciously worked on it the last few years.
article_snippet.sent: Once you get past 30 things get hard
article_snippet.sent: and I feel as though I could go on for a few more years.