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Quote Unquote
I have seen fewer hookers in Soho on a Saturday night.
Bob Willis remarks on England's handling of the short ball at Lord's against India
Dharmasena is behaving like Dickie Bird now. Everything is not out.
Wasim Akram on the umpiring at Lord's
This board is full of ignorant people and it is useless trying to talk sense into them.
Shoaib Akhtar doesn't think highly of the Pakistan board for sending a big support staff contingent to Sri Lanka with the team
I've seen 5-0 a few times before...it's not the end of the world, Brazil!
Kevin Pietersen tweets his take on Brazil's 7-1 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-final
At least you don't have stones being thrown at your houses.
Ravi Shastri looks at the bright side of the criticisms faced by Alastair Cook
My name is Lou Vincent and I am a cheat
Lou Vincent confesses to his involvement in fixing before being given life bans by the ECB and Champions League T20
I hope my attack is better than a county attack.
Angelo Mathews, the victorious Sri Lanka captain, responds to Michael Vaughan's claim that the side had "a glorified county attack".
I'm so nervous around water I check the bath for sharks
Michael Clarke admits one of his biggest fears, despite agreeing to sail for charity
We were disappointed, but then Billy Bowden told us it was just cheese
Dinesh Chandimal on the missile that hit a Sri Lanka player and stopped play for a few minutes at Headingley
A few days after Sam Robson's debut, Sam Hain nails his colours to England's mast
Sunil Gavaskar won't be saluting the crowd if he scores a hundred in golf
Wilson Raj Perumal, a convicted football match-fixer, has a flight of fancy in his recently released book
Critics actually are like girlfriends. They never stop thinking about you.
Rohit Sharma does not seem to mind the considerable attention he gets from the pundits
If it's a Test match, you won't see Kieron there - he won't be playing.
Mitchell Starc gets cheeky when asked if he plans to resume hostilities with the West Indian batsman
One four and the whole world now knows that Piyush Chawla can bat.
Piyush Chawla sent a timely reminder of his batting skills with the winning boundary in the IPL final
Papa, you are not a good player, you are not scoring runs.
Virender Sehwag's son's words inspired a vintage century from the opener in the IPL playoff match against Chennai Super Kings
I had belief in my bowling that they will definitely let them score 200 runs.
MS Dhoni after Kings XI Punjab scored over 200 for the third time against Chennai Super Kings this IPL season
One should not forget that if they lose, India will lose, not India A.
Mushfiqur Rahim reacts to India resting several of their first-choice players for the ODIs against Bangladesh
No more finger cramps, if Shane Warne is right
I was called a donkey, wasn't I? So, yes, I do remember that
Alastair Cook remembers his first series as ODI captain, against Sri Lanka
There's no reason for you to be unhappy. We have taken the competition away from you
MS Dhoni tells Danny Morrison he cannot complain about David Hussey leaving the commentary box to join Chennai Super Kings
You can gauge Gautam Gambhir's batting form by the condition of his toothbrush
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal gives the police a thumbs up after they recover Rs 900,000 of the Rs 4.5 million that was stolen from his house a year and a half ago
Virender Sehwag says his Kings XI Punjab team-mate, Glenn Maxwell, is not one to get anxious and that is helping him thrive
I can't bear to watch them. They are so boring.
Kevin Pietersen airs his opinion on ODIs
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming on how his team dealt with the Dwayne Smith problem
R Ashwin comes up with a pithy analogy to explain how Chennai Super Kings have recovered from the various controversies surrounding the franchise
I need at least two months to try and figure out where the centre of the bat is.
The retired Sachin Tendulkar thinks he needs to put in a bit of training ahead of captaining the MCC XI in the Lord's bicentenary match in July
I hope he won't take 15 years to learn soccer. He doesn't play football that well
Sourav Ganguly says Sachin Tendulkar has a lot to learn as far as football is concerned
Starting to question whether I'm a cricketer or a model here at the IPL
Dale Steyn comments on his spare time being taken up by photoshoots
Yuvraj Singh got 14 crore in the IPL auction. We could conduct two World Cups with that money.
Shekhar Naik, captain of India's visually impaired team, wants the BCCI to support his sport
Kevin Pietersen is not a fan of the prospect of day/night Tests
We will try the laundry. That's good, will keep us clean
MS Dhoni jokes when asked how the players will ensure a clean IPL this year
Don't worry about technique. Just smash it.
Former New Zealand batsman Debbie Hockley on the batting advice she gave to the Duchess of Cambridge before she faced the bowling of her husband, Prince William, at an event in Christchurch
Shocking revelations from Kevin Pietersen
Shane Warne responds to being asked if he is interested in becoming the England coach
West Indies captain Darren Sammy believes divine intervention ensured Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, playing the last World Twenty20, make it to the final
Probably, if we win this tournament, I won't be Test captain.
Darren Sammy, when reminded that he had lost the West Indies ODI
captaincy to Dwayne Bravo a few months after winning the 2012 World
T20
Indian captain MS Dhoni explains what the pressure of expectations is like for national cricketers in the country
It's unrealistic to get your yorkers going bowling with a bar of soap.
Stuart Broad on the challenges of bowling in dew-ridden conditions, like in Chittagong for England's World T20 match against South Africa
'The guy you want to go to war with'
My XI: Martin Crowe on the gritty approach that turned Allan Border into a run-machine
Jarrod Kimber: England rose to No. 1 with a machine-like efficiency but the signs of an impending breakdown were quickly apparent
Rob Steen: In modern times, a few tailenders have thrived higher up the order, but the psychological advantage it gives the opposition can't be discounted
Four in four, and stands by Nos. 10 and 11
Ask Steven: Also, most balls faced in a T20, highest limited-overs score at Lord's, and long lives after Test debut
Are Test batsmen maturing quicker these days?
Michael Jeh: Does Rahane, Robson, Ballance and Stokes making hundreds in their first five Tests point to a larger trend?
Ridiculed Ishant ridicules England
Ishant Sharma has often been the butt of jokes, and sometimes deservedly so. Today, however, the joke was on England
Bigger concerns for England than Lord's pitch
While the pitch took most of the blame at Trent Bridge, at Lord's England will need to get more controlling overs from their spinners. The reality is there is no quick fix
Another battle, another defeat on Planet Al
Alastair Cook has got used to feeling of the axe hanging over him. Only his team-mates can save England now
Pataudi Jr caught a young English fan's fancy for his princely ways and his heroic batting
Nepal looks to make case as neutral venue
With pleasant weather, enthusiastic public and a brand new ground on its way, Nepal could make a serious case to become the next neutral venue for international cricket
Ridiculed Ishant ridicules England (98)
Ishant Sharma has often been the butt of jokes, and sometimes deservedly so. Today, however, the joke was on England
England seem to have forgotten about personality (64)
They have to see a glass that is half-full, and play the game as if it is just that, a game; and an opportunity
Another battle, another defeat on Planet Al (32)
Alastair Cook has got used to feeling of the axe hanging over him. Only his team-mates can save England now
Pataudi Jr caught a young English fan's fancy for his princely ways and his heroic batting
A quintessential Sri Lanka collapse (24)
Sri Lanka had a platform to spring towards an unlikely victory in Galle, but their batting line-up succumbed to the same weaknesses
What They Said About
Haroon Lorgat, the CSA chief executive
"He's a guy who has always played under a lot of pressure ... he has always found the inner strength to make sure he concentrates on his own performances, and he leads the team irrespective of what perceptions of him are, his presence alone will be sorely missed."
Russell Domingo, the South Africa coach
