Interview
http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2 ... 02897.html Who should replace him...
"I think Monty's going to come in and do a great job in this game coming up this week. Whoever ends up taking the role full time I think they'll do a great job as well. Personally I hope little Scottie Borthwick gets a chance before long. He's a legspinner with a bit of x-factor and he can bat as well. Despite supporting Man City and Sunderland, two of the worst teams in England, he's a good guy."
What he'll miss the most...
"This England team has been my family for the best part of a decade now. You spend so much time with guys who you love to pieces. It's going to be really hard not going to breakfast with a miserable Jimmy Anderson every morning, breaking him in slowly through the day and seeing a smile about tea-time. Things like that will be hard."
The future of the England team...
"We've got very exciting young players in England. Ben Stokes showed last week what a great player he is. I think he could be a player you could almost build a team around, not putting pressure on him - well, that is putting pressure on him I suppose - but if he can continue in the vein of form he started in, you could build teams around players like that."
Telling Alastair Cook of his decision...
"He is one of my best mates so it should have been a very easy conversation but it actually made it doubly hard, just to sit down over a coffee and blurt it out. It was like one of his team talks, it didn't make any sense. But I got it out in the end."
Test FL's - 8 , ODI and Tests Combo FL's - 1, ODI World Cup - 1, ODI FL's - 7, ODI and T20i combo FL's - 1 ,
T20 Franchisee FL's - 7, T20i Cup FL's- 1, T20 FL's- 5 , 50 Overs Domestic FL's - 1, 40 Overs Domestic FL's- 1