Marcus Trescothick
He occasionally needed ‘bigging up’ in terms of self-belief. The ultimate professional

Andrew Strauss
Needed no managing. Knew what he was doing and was never intimidated

Ian Bell
Quite young at the time and a bit vulnerable

Kevin Pietersen
A free spirit who needed telling that he should just react to the situation

Andrew Flintoff
The hardest to captain because he was such a genius on the pitch, but away from it he has this knack of upsetting people because he can be lazy

Geraint Jones
A dream to captain and manage. You need people you can trust completely

Ashley Giles
Interesting to manage, more so because we were close mates. There were times when he said he was shot away and could get quite emotional

Matthew Hoggard
I used to bollock him all the time. I considered him the shop-floor man, doing the hard and dirty work. He could be stroppy and awkward

Simon Jones
An interesting one. He was often unsure of his fitness and you could guarantee that one or two days before every game he would pull up with something or other

Steve Harmison
Could be tough to manage on tour because he often did not want to be there. Loved to bowl and might sulk for an over after he was taken off