'Everyone stares at you when you're 6ft 8in'
Boyd Rankin talks about giants, playing for the enemy, and being mentored by Allan Donald
It was a pretty tough decision. I left people I'd played cricket with and known all my life - but I wanted to give myself the best possible chance of playing Test cricket.
Never. I wouldn't change anything.
I had all my friends and family there but it was a bit of a weird one, to be honest. There were a lot of faces that I knew very well, the backroom staff and the players that I'd played with. Then suddenly I was against them. It was weird but I just got on with it. It was a proud moment for me.
My dad played local club cricket, one brother played for Ireland A and the other played for Ireland Under-19s. My sister played for Ireland ladies too. We've all played cricket from a young age.
I think that was blown out of proportion a little bit. I don't think I would have quit cricket, but I was very, very low coming back from that tour. It took me a couple of months to get right after that.
He did a lot of work with me when I went to Warwickshire. He helped remodel my action, but a lot of it was about getting into an aggressive mindset as he was a very aggressive bowler himself. We spoke a lot about different plans to batsmen too.
I'd have to go with KP or Ian Bell. Having played with them you realise how good they are.
William Porterfield.
Chris Woakes. Everything he does he seems to do pretty well. He's a very natural all-round cricketer.
William Porterfield, again.
Everyone seems to stare at you. When you walk somewhere they chat about you - not to you! Oh, and people call me "Freak" or "Lurch".
It would have been when I was in secondary school. When I was about 13 or 14 and I realised I could bowl a bouncer.
It's been a while but I think it was The Inbetweeners.
The fact I lived on a farm out in the country. I still go back and help out there now.
Maybe none, or one! They'd probably be over the top or nowhere near.
Jonathon Webb. He's absolutely shocking.
What wouldn't you know already? I've got one. I can weld metal.
The Giant's Causeway isn't far away from me. That's probably the best thing to go and see if you are a tourist.
Liam Neeson, because he's from the same part of the world as me.
Work hard and just enjoy yourself.
A big, friendly giant. The BFG!