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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
Michael Bevan: Focus on targets smaller than winning the match, and back your tailenders to deliver for you
Ten things different at this World Cup
And one that will be the same. A look at what has changed since 2011. By Alan Gardner
You're not so big now, brother
ESPNcricinfo XI: When unfavoured teams trounced stronger ones at the World Cup
Open with Rohit and Binny, with Kohli at No. 3
Ian Chappell: India's batting is going the way of their bowling, and they need get their order sorted before the World Cup
Michael Jeh: There's nothing wrong with the quality of the cricket on offer, but the bells and whistles surrounding it are intrusive and overwhelming
Kohli at No. 4 - defensive or practical?
It seems Virat Kohli is to not bat before the 12th or 13th over to strengthen the middle and the lower middle order. It suggests a lack of confidence in what was supposed to be India's strength in their title defence: their batting
Stats highlights from an incredible day in Johannesburg, where AB de Villiers smashed the record for the fastest ODI ton
On TV it looks uglier than it actually is
Often reasonable arguments on the field look nasty beyond the boundary and on camera
Open with Rohit and Binny, with Kohli at No. 3
India's batting is going the way of their bowling in Australia, and they need get their order sorted before the World Cup
Why cricket needs yellow and red cards
David Warner's repeated transgressions tell us that the game has a discipline problem that has got out of hand
Kohli at No. 4 - defensive or practical? (322)
It seems Virat Kohli is to not bat before the 12th or 13th over to strengthen the middle and the lower middle order. It suggests a lack of confidence in what was supposed to be India's strength in their title defence: their batting
On TV it looks uglier than it actually is (70)
Often reasonable arguments on the field look nasty beyond the boundary and on camera
Open with Rohit and Binny, with Kohli at No. 3 (66)
India's batting is going the way of their bowling in Australia, and they need get their order sorted before the World Cup
'Teams can't have set formula' - Dravid (45)
In the first episode of Contenders, a special ten-part buildup to the 2015 World Cup, Rahul Dravid and Graeme Smith discuss the impact of local conditions on team compositions and the issues surrounding the format of the tournament
Gimme slimmer bats over fatter records (42)
Unlike in baseball, where you could mistake Babe Ruth's slugger for a modern-day one, in cricket the difference in sizes and weights is mind-boggling - and harmful
What They Said About
South Africa v West Indies, 2nd ODI, Johannesburg
"Not the worst entertainment from AB right now. Best in the world without a doubt."
Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor
"Have to say @ABdeVilliers17 is the definition of a Cricketing Genius ... absolutely incredible... #31BallTon"
Former England captain Michael Vaughan
"Happy new year @ABdeVilliers17 well played mate"
Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi
