We spoke to Durham and (soon-to-be) England man Keaton Jennings about giraffes, meat and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Describe yourself in one word.
Dedicated

What words or phrases do you most overuse?
‘For sure’

What is your most marked characteristic?
Honesty

If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Nothing, I have learned a lot from my past

What is your idea of happiness?
Sitting next to a fire in a log cabin in a forest

What’s your ideal sandwich?
Put as much meat in as you can fit!

Which living person do you most admire and why?
My mom. She always sees the positive side of everything!

What has been your biggest disappointment?
I haven’t had many big disappointments that have kept me down for too long

What piece of advice would you give to your 16-year-old self?
Don’t listen to everything that everyone says!

If you were an animal, what would you be?
A giraffe

What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen?
Antigua beach

What becomes of the broken hearted?
They become stronger

What’s wrong with the world?
Too much greed

Which three people would you invite to your dream dinner party?
Lance Armstrong; my granddad; Michael Hussey

Whose windows would you most like to smash?
My next door neighbour

What song would you have playing when walking out to bat?
Wheels by Foo Fighters

Who would you like to play you in a film of your life?
Leonardo DiCaprio

If you could be one other cricketer for a day, who would you be?
Michael Hussey

What’s your ultimate pet hate?
Being unorganised

What was the first record you bought?
The Joshua Tree by U2

Who’s your ultimate fictional hero?
Batman. He does a lot of good things!