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Not seen that many wickets fall in a day's play since 1996 in my back garden ... and at least that was a green seamer!!

Stuart Broad tweets after 16 wickets went down on the first day of the third Test between Pakistan and England in Dubai
Feb 3, 2012

From Kishore Kumar, we have gone to Sean Paul

MS Dhoni on the change the youngsters have brought to India's dressing room ahead of the limited-overs games in Australia
Jan 31, 2012

The stumps have asked for pads.

Kerry O'Keeffe on radio when Rahul Dravid walked out to bat in the second innings at Adelaide Oval, having been bowled six times in seven innings so far in the series.
Jan 27, 2012

It hit me just above the knee-roll and when you're three foot nothing you don't have much of a chance.

Brendon McCullum on whether he considered challenging his lbw decision in the Napier Test against Zimbabwe
Jan 26, 2012

It took a while to convince my girlfriend that I was telling the truth.

Everyone was taken by surprise when the little known Otago allrounder Sam Wells was called up to the New Zealand Test squad
Jan 24, 2012

There are people out there digging holes for a living and we're actually playing cricket. So stop whingeing.

Brad Hogg responds to Melbourne Stars coach Greg Shipperd's criticism of the BBL scheduling
Jan 20, 2012

It's a nice town, especially if you don't bring your wives, because then it is a very expensive trip for you.

Mahela Jayawardene on the cost of diamonds in Kimberley
Jan 19, 2012

I'm waiting on clearance from bcci to play in the 4th Test against Australia

Chris Gayle volunteers on Twitter to revive India's fortunes down under
Jan 16, 2012

You die, you die. You don't see which is the better way to die.

MS Dhoni on whether a whitewash in Australia will hurt more than the one in England
Jan 12, 2012

I'm not inside Sachin Tendulkar's head. I wish I was sometimes

Ricky Ponting when asked about the pressure on Sachin Tendulkar to get his 100th international century
Jan 11, 2012

I can't really talk in English, but if they abuse me or say something to me, I like to give it back to them. They keep slagging me off and I keep slagging them off.

ICC XI and Afghanistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad gets chatty with the touring England players
Jan 9, 2012

I'll tell him, if he thinks about defending, he must try some other sport.

Sourav Ganguly's advice to Sachin Tendulkar the next time he sees him
Jan 6, 2012

It's not the first time Michael Clarke has given up chasing Lara

ABC commentator Jim Maxwell gets cheeky as Clarke declares the Australia innings with his score an unbeaten 329
Jan 5, 2012

I'll take dog, I've been called worse so dog's a compliment

After scoring 329 against India at the SCG, Michael Clarke was asked whether he will ever shed the nickname Pup. To uproarious laughter, Michael Hussey suggested "Dog".
Jan 5, 2012

They use technology and they still put missiles down the wrong chimney.

Ian Taylor, the CEO of the company that provides Virtual Eye, says there are times when technology cannot be fully relied upon
Jan 5, 2012

It should start doing a bit by day seven.

The Newlands curator, Evan Flint, describes the pitch on which Sri Lanka elected to bowl first against South Africa in the New Year's Test in Cape Town
Jan 4, 2012

I don't want to put too much emphasis on it, in case they send me back there.

South Africa's Alviro Petersen on the importance of first-class cricket
Jan 3, 2012

He now knows what most of us have felt throughout our career, so we've made it count.

Jacques Kallis has borne the brunt of the South African team's jokes after he notched up his first pair in Test cricket in Durban, according to Graeme Smith
Jan 3, 2012

Peter Siddle's first Test wicket.

Peter Siddle struggled to keep a straight face as he answered the question "How would you describe Sachin Tendulkar?"
Jan 2, 2012

We actually want to thank Kepler Wessels. He gave us the motivation.

Tillakaratne Dilshan responds to Wessels' pre-series jibe that even an A team can beat Sri Lanka
Dec 30, 2011

Maybe it's a case of two more bricks in the wall to fill that hole

Ian Chappell does not think Rahul Dravid getting bowled three times in a Test quite befits his nickname
Dec 29, 2011

A lot of fuss made over a five dollar bit of cloth.

Former Australia captain and current television commentator, Ian Chappell, on the baggy green
Dec 26, 2011

Ed's a great fella and obviously a very good author. But I won't be reading his book.

Michael Clarke on Ed Cowan, who will debut against India on Boxing Day
Dec 24, 2011

If I play my third Test after seven years then my career's over

Nazmul Hossain, who made a Test comeback for the first time since 2004, hopes he wouldn't have to wait an eternity for his next Test
Dec 19, 2011

I'll probably give him a cuddle and a kiss goodnight ... [Tampering with his alarm] would be tampering with my own alarm, we are literally sleeping 30cm apart from each other.

Ed Cowan, who will be sharing an hotel room with Phil Hughes during their three-day game against the Indians. Both are fighting for the opener's slot for Boxing Day
Dec 18, 2011

There are a few of us who have been hit on the head and who wish we can bowl fast. Jakes is blessed that he can do both.

Graeme Smith is in awe of Jacques Kallis' ability to come back from a knock on the head, to bounce the bowler who hit him
Dec 18, 2011

It's a difficult one. I think ... I think it's err ... I think, I don't know what I think really.

Michael Hussey on the scheduling of the Big Bash League during Australia's Test series against India
Dec 16, 2011

I do not like swimming or going in the water, but I will be there posing. I have been looking after my body, so I have a lot to offer by posing.

Chris Gayle voices his interest in the Sydney Thunder's promotional activities on Bondi Beach during the Big Bash League
Dec 15, 2011

Well, like a few, creaking Terminators, we're back. Older, wiser and I hope improved

Rahul Dravid on his and Sachin Tendulkar's return to Australia when many thought the 2007-08 tour would be their last
Dec 15, 2011

Survived most frightening drive from Chittagong hotel to the airport. The driver didn't know where his off stump was, bit like BD batsmen!

The Bangladesh batsmen will do well to not follow Ramiz Raja's Twitter page
Dec 14, 2011

If P Hughes is shaving tomorrow and gets a nick, M Guptill will appear from the medicine cabinet with a band-aid.

ABC radio commentator Kerry O'Keeffe, after Phillip Hughes is caught by Martin Guptill off Chris Martin for the fourth time in four innings
Dec 12, 2011

The reason is very simple: I don't really speak nonsense.

Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez explains why he is nicknamed 'the professor'
Dec 10, 2011

Disappointed to hear I'm probably the only New Zealand cricketer to score a hundred today.

Scott Styris tweets from the golf course, as New Zealand fold for 150 against Australia in Hobart
Dec 9, 2011

I'm an old man and my back and glutes are tight.

Virender Sehwag is understandably a little tired after his record-breaking ODI double-century
Dec 8, 2011

I'd love him to be in the team.

Ross Taylor barracks for Phillip Hughes' further inclusion in the Australian Test side. Hughes scored 10 and 7 in Australia's nine-wicket win over new Zealand at Gabba. Taylor managed 14 and 0
Dec 4, 2011

They (the Australians) are better at playing mind games than they are at playing the game."

Ishant Sharma's advice to fellow fast bowlers Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron
Dec 4, 2011

If you could buy luck in a corner store, I'd throw my life savings at it

Queensland fast bowler Ben Cutting on Twitter after getting injured during a Sheffield Shield game against Victoria
Dec 2, 2011

We have some seriously good players at the moment, shining in Tests. The chances of them being around in 2017 is zero.

Haroon Lorgat, the ICC CEO, is disappointed that some players who've made Tests exciting won't be playing the Test Championship in six years from now
Dec 2, 2011

I haven't seen him since what he said, but my number hasn't changed.

Brad Haddin suggests Ian Healy talk to him directly about his keeping, rather than talking to the media
Dec 1, 2011

There's an elephant in the room at the moment in Ricky Ponting that nobody is really addressing

Chris Cairns thinks Ponting must go after the Test series against New Zealand
Nov 30, 2011

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    Giving nothing away

Rewind: Those who claim cricket in the old days was dull can point to the 1964 Madras Test for evidence

Batsmen battered, again

George Dobell: Faulty technique and a lack of concentration from the batsmen have led to low scores in the UAE - but the cricket has been more watchable as a result

    'Coaching Yorkshire is a dream come true'

ESPNcricinfo Weekly: Jason Gillespie reflects on his time with the Mid West Rhinos and looks ahead to his stint as Yorkshire coach

    Swann v Ajmal: clash of the offspinners

Numbers Game: The best spinners in Tests over the last 30 months, their overall stats are similar but the break-ups different

Why a Test Championship is flawed

Inbox: Can supremacy in the format be decided in one game?

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If there is a better man, give him the job - Dhoni

MS Dhoni isn't making any predictions about giving up Test cricket or any other format after 2013. But his matter-of-fact statements are open to interpretation

Time for India to shed denial

After their skills were found wanting and their mental fortitude questioned, India can't afford to wallow in home comforts

Goodbye, Laxman

For over a decade his best was saved for Australia, thrilling prime ministers and lesser folk - until this tour

Pietersen low on runs and time

His contribution to English cricket has been immense, and he had a prolific home season; but whether it his brash image or his tense relationship with Andy Flower, two poor Tests are enough to put his spot in jeopardy

Batsmen's failures highlight India's gloom

Marks out of ten for India following their 0-4 loss to Australia

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What They Said About

India's debacle in Australia

"I think a lot of soul-searching needs to be done. We need to look at first-class cricket structure, pitches that we play, scheduling of matches, it has to be a really long hard look at everything."
Sunil Gavaskar on the way ahead

"The last time India was in Perth was the start of India's rise to the No. 1 ranking. This time we have lost the last seven away games. In the first meeting I attended as captain of India, the first question I asked was do we have a transition plan for all the senior players? The answer then was: yes we have ready replacements."
Anil Kumble on how the plan to bring in youngsters never materialised

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