Jack Butland

I get on with Joe Hart really well. He joined Birmingham on loan when I was there and to see him working day-in, day-out was brilliant. As I've progressed I've tried to model myself on him.

To be in the England squad, you have got to be playing well and your standards have got to be up there.

There's no reason why we can't win trophies at Stoke, we'll try and win some cups and do as well as we can, but I obviously have ambitions.

I feel I have experienced pretty much everything I can in football, winning, losing, the injury side and all the set-backs.

I have learned in football that you can't trust anyone and if you listen to what everyone says, more often than not it doesn't happen. So when I'm told 'so-and-so are interested' or 'such-and-such have done this' I don't get caught up in it all.

We used to go cycling as a family every weekend. I played basketball, cricket, badminton, and was half-decent at them.

We are a rugby family really. My dad and both granddads played rugby. Dad was good, on his way to Bath until he broke his leg. My brother Harry got an invitation to go and play for Bristol. I go and watch Sale Sharks and have been to Twickenham a few times.

I was doing up to 10-12 hours a week sitting on a train to get to training but it was something I needed to do. But I still passed all my GCSEs - two As, six Bs and a C.

We can only control what we do on the pitch and what we do on the training ground.

I've experienced tournament wins with younger age groups and I know how good it feels - it's about carrying on.

For me, playing for my country is the ultimate honour, and I've been fortunate enough to do that through many of the age groups. It's something that will never get old or boring for me.

I've been fortunate enough to play at all the age groups but I'm not eligible for them anymore.