FactfileAge 34Height 6ft 1inWeight 17st 4lbLast international appearance v Australia Nov 2018England caps 97

In his own wordsIve had bulging disc problems for years and still tried to run through them when the drugs didnt work ... Ive fractured the shoulder blade, and sustained nerve damage. Every now and again I experience pins and needles.

I creak, since I have to keep moving to minimise problems in my lower back and hip...

I walk downstairs sideways, most mornings. Im constantly cricking my neck. I struggle to wipe my backside the morning after a match, because Im so stiff. I had to glue a crease in my bald spot together after one match.

My fingers ache, continually. My left thumb

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