What batsmen like me do for fitness is often a bit different to what bowlers like Jimmy Anderson or Stuart Broad do but everyone in the squad has a big focus on core strength. It is really important for batting, bowling and fielding. You need a strong core and spine so your movement isn't restricted out there.

Fitness is amplified in one-day cricket - fielding, running ones, twos, threes. Sometimes in an over you are running six twos. If you are not fit enough, you can't run those runs.

I like to keep myself fit at the pace of the game. I just focus on my process, including my fitness, skills, and fielding.

And you know you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home plate swinging the bat fielding a ground ball. There's some dedication in it some love you've got to put into this work.