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It’s been an amazing 20 years. I’ve been overwhelmed with the reaction. To contribute to a win – something I’ve tried to do throughout my career – has been brilliant.

The emotions have been up and down this week. Seeing my girls ringing the bell on day one; the teams lining up today. I forget what I was trying to do with the ball for the first delivery! I can’t really get my head round the reaction from the fans.

You can’t have a long career without a support network behind you. Every player would say the same. We talk a lot in the dressing-room about creating memories as a team. But it’s the same for the families and it’s great that they’ve been part of this week especially.

[What have been the highlights?] Winning series and winning Test matches is the only thing I’ve been interested in. Winning in Australia, winning in India, becoming the No1 side in the world, and contributing to those wins as well – those are the things I’ll remember forever. And playing with some of the greats of the game has been really special

You’ve got to have a bit of a sadistic side to a be a fast bowler as it really hurts. I enjoyed walking off the field after bowling 20-25 overs in a day: legs sore, feet hurting. But I won’t miss not being able to get out of bed and sit on the toilet dfirst thing in the morning!

The amount of emotions you go in Test cricket, the ups and downs. When the captain throws you the ball at 6pm, you’ve got to bowl at full tilt even though your might be hurting… it reveals your character and shows you how deep you can dig.

I just feel like Test cricket is the perfect game (big cheer from the fans). You go on a rollercoaster and the satisfaction after a win, whether it’s three days, four or five… there’s nothing as good as that.

White-ball cricket has been amazing for the game and will continue to be, but sometimes you might get the rub of the green. There’s no amount of luck that can help you win a Test match. You have to be spot on.

Gus has been magnificent. It’s downhill from here after 12 wikcets on debut! The thing I love about Gus is that he went to India in the winter, didn’t play a game, but he worked so hard and he saw the fruits of that this week.

I think he’ll be an amazing cricketer for England because he’s got all the attributes you need. We’ve got a great bunch of fast bowlers coming through and I’m looking forward to working with them.