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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chris Gayle voices his interest in the Sydney Thunder's promotional activities on Bondi Beach during the Big Bash League
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
The Bangladesh batsmen will do well to not follow Ramiz Raja's Twitter page
ABC radio commentator Kerry O'Keeffe, after Phillip Hughes is caught by Martin Guptill off Chris Martin for the fourth time in four innings
The reason is very simple: I don't really speak nonsense.
Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez explains why he is nicknamed 'the professor'
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Whatever you tell No. 10 or No. 11, they always do what they want to do.
Virender Sehwag about Varun Aaron and Umesh Yadav's batting in the tense chase in Cuttack, but he could well have been echoing the thoughts of his own batting coaches
Kirk Edwards' chant from cover, as the Mumbai Test headed for a tight finish
The 1983 team was movie stars playing cricket
Sunil Gavaskar backs up an earlier assertion, about the first Indian World Cup-winning side being better looking than the second, with details of how many players from the former had acted in films
There's only so much you can do on Cricinfo
Ross Taylor wanted to watch Pat Cummins bowl, but said Australia's Tests in South Africa weren't on television in New Zealand
I was dying to go to the bathroom for an hour and a half but I was too scared to move.
Michael Clarke was not too comfortable, watching the lower order push Australia towards victory in Johannesburg
The problem is they also bowl plenty that could be hit to the boundary by a proficient club batsman
Ian Chappell explains the problem with Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle
Listen, I got your name wrong, but you didn't have to drop the catch
Dale Steyn explains that he got substitute fielder Dale Deeb's name wrong on the morning of the day Deeb cost Steyn a five-for
I'd love to still play -- but you can't risk a yorker on the toe!
Manchester City footballer James Milner, who was a batsman in Yorkshire's junior teams, on why his cricketing career has been put on hold
Hugh Morris on the perils of players using Twitter
Morne Morkel can't get enough of watching Australia's collapse at Newlands
At 80 years of age, he [the Eden Gardens curator] has got more life than this pitch.
Former West Indies wicketkeeper and commentator Jeff Dujon makes it clear what he thinks of the wicket for the Kolkata Test between India and West Indies
I can tell you now it was useless, just a waste of time.
Australia captain Michael Clarke feels his 151 was no consolation in the face of his team's remarkable slip at Newlands
I thought I'd missed a whole day of my life.
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor went to bed when South Africa were 49 for 1 at Newlands, and awoke soon after to find Australia 21 for 9
I've never had a day like this in my career and I hope I never will again.
Michael Clarke may have scored what was arguably his best Test century at Newlands, but that did not necessarily make it Australia's day
Courtney found it a little more difficult than me, but trust me Test centuries are not easy to get.
Sanjay Manjrekar ribs co-presenter Courtney Walsh while discussing Sachin Tendulkar's wait for a 100th century
Well, people think I'm having a mid-life crisis. And I can only say 'too right!'
Martin Crowe on making a comeback to club cricket at the age of 49
It is time Afridi just kept his mouth shut and focused on his cricket.
No signs yet of Waqar Younis and Shahid Afridi burying the hatchet
Dean Jones doesn't think Simon Katich has been dealt too bad a deal
Against this Indian batting line-up, you probably need to play seven bowlers
If five bowlers can't finish the job, maybe seven can, reckons Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach
Christian Ryan: What makes a special cricket place special? At Adelaide Oval, part of it is that going to the cricket is about not having to watch the cricket
ESPNcricinfo XI: After Darren Bravo's superb effort in Dunedin, a look at some other famous match-saving innings in Tests
'I used to sledge while batting'
An Aussie who played for England, Martin McCague remembers how the press reacted to his selection
Chasing the ball Sobers pasted
Review: What happened to the inanimate victim of Garry Sobers' famously brutal assault in Swansea in 1968? A new book tries to discover its whereabouts
Ashwin in the offspin pantheon
V Ramnarayan: He is among the most successful bowlers of his kind, and excitingly, his best may yet be ahead of him
Rohit struggles with the Steyn Test
Plays of the Day from the first ODI between South Africa and India in Johannesburg
Kohli's runs, and lots of catches
Also, six-for losers, fastest keeper to 100 dismissals, Clifford Roach's unbreakable records, and keeper-captain feats
India's bowlers struggle to adapt
If India can change their bowling philosophy during a watertight tour and deliver the results, it will be an incredible achievement. Otherwise we will be back to expecting the batsmen to clean up
Mitchell Johnson may not be a gigantic, horned, fire-breathing dragon with seven heads - but he could not have done much more damage if he were
England face up to rebuilding phase
Months of planning go into each Ashes series yet, ahead of this Test, England are in the uncomfortable position of having doubts over at least three positions in their side
India's bowlers struggle to adapt (81)
If India can change their bowling philosophy during a watertight tour and deliver the results, it will be an incredible achievement. Otherwise we will be back to expecting the batsmen to clean up
Rohit struggles with the Steyn Test (64)
Plays of the Day from the first ODI between South Africa and India in Johannesburg
Mitchell Johnson may not be a gigantic, horned, fire-breathing dragon with seven heads - but he could not have done much more damage if he were
England face up to rebuilding phase (50)
Months of planning go into each Ashes series yet, ahead of this Test, England are in the uncomfortable position of having doubts over at least three positions in their side
The ultimate cricket librarian (46)
Rob Moody's obsession with recording matches in Australia and collecting archive footage has led to him becoming a folk hero to cricket lovers across the world
What They Said About
'He laid down the path to live life with freedom'
"It's a really sad day but we probably should be celebrating the man's life rather than his passing. True inspiration of a man in everything he did. I don't think words can describe what he did for our country, what he did for young kids today who don't even know who he really is to be honest. He has laid down the path for them to live a life with freedom. I was happy to meet him once or twice, and those moments will stay with me for the rest of my life."
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn
"Just the way he has gone about his business, recuperating our country from what it was, was exceptional to see and exceptional to be a part of. I just think about the 1995 [rugby] World Cup, how we as a nation came together through sport, and he was the one who inspired us to come together and support the Springbok Rugby Team. Winning the World Cup and just seeing how the nation came together, it was just amazing."
South Africa batsman JP Duminy
"To us [the team] he represented so many of the qualities which we as players have looked to adopt in playing for South Africa. As the captain I was very privileged to spend some time with him and I vividly recall telephone calls I received from him wishing us luck before a big match or event. He always gave simple but wise advice and this had a big impact on me as leader of the team. His words will stay with me forever as they were not only relevant to cricket, but also to life."
South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith
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