Athlete

I'm not trying to be anyone else.

Rugby is a game that's constant. If you are not growing with it, you get left behind.

Getting to the halfbacks is a big part of any game.

The main thing about being captain is keeping your own performance good, and then everything else should fall into place off the back of that.

For me, you just get on with what's in front of you. It's always been the case.

You can't be asking people to do things you're not willing to do yourself.

Anyone can be beaten. I don't think any team is unbeatable.

You must be confident and on top of all the plays you call.

It's not just that the lows make the highs more meaningful. They actually help you figure stuff out. You have to work out where you went wrong and what you need to do to get better.

It's obviously a massive honour to captain your country.

Everyone has changed, haven't they? Everyone tries to get better; everyone tries to grow.

The technical stuff does matter. It gives you a bit more ownership, a bit more power to choose what you do so that if you miss one, you can try to figure out a way, and that makes the next kick really exciting because it means you've got to commit everything to it.

You don't go into a game thinking, 'I'm not confident.' You always think you're going to win.

Rugby is a game where everything is connected - from your kicking game to your defence to your set piece and attack.

I've proved what I can do in bits, but I need to get better at everything.

I have some special things at home, but not too many. I've got two shirts framed - that's all - my first Premiership final with Saracens and my first England cap. They're not signed by anyone; they're not even washed. They stink!

I think I'm more of a saver than a spender - more because I just like being at home.

I don't have too many gadgets in the house. I do like playing computer games every now and again, though.

International rugby is a step up, and this is somewhere you come to get better and improve as a player.

If I was to sit there and think about anything, it would be, 'What can you look forward to, what can you put your time into, and what can help you grow up?'