"I asked a few people [what "pie chucker" meant] and they told me it was a useless kind of a bowler. Well, a useless bowler getting him out five times, that's useless batting, I'd say."
Yuvraj Singh isn't going to take Kevin Pietersen's comments lying down
"His bowling action is useless though and mine is much better. But if he works hard he can be a good bowler. I'll give him some tips and show him how to bowl in the rough if he likes."
Yuvraj Singh doesn't rate Kevin Pietersen as a bowler
"You are not God, you are a cricketer, and I'm a better one."
Kevin Pietersen to Yuvraj Singh during an on-field chat. The stump mic was alert
"Dravid came up trumps here, blocking England's path as imposingly as any Punjab sentry in possession of a large moustache, a rifle and a due sense of his own importance."
The Times' Simon Wilde finds a local simile to describe Rahul Dravid's innings in Mohali
"I'm a winner and this team is full of winners."
Kevin Pietersen states what most people already know about the England team
"I went down and told Yuvraj that it's still not over, don't think it's over and I have experienced it so don't relax."
A determined Sachin Tendulkar doesn't want to relive the horrors of 1999 in Chennai where India collapsed to defeat after his dismissal
"He almost manipulates the field. You change it, and it's like he says: 'Right, I'm going to hit it somewhere else now'."
Andrew Strauss can't help admiring Virender Sehwag's batting
"If he [Paul Collingwood] was playing outside your house, you'd shut the curtains."
Not many would line up to watch good ol' Colly, David Lloyd says on commentary
"My head has been given a full working over during the last few days."
Kevin Pietersen has had his hands full dealing with the various issues surrounding England's tour of India
"Because it reaches out to India which has been wronged; because it shows confidence and commitment; and because it says terrorism will not win."
British foreign secretary, David Miliband, praises England's return to play the two-Test series against India
"I'm absolutely delighted. It's a strong decision to have been taken and I'm over the moon."
Seems like Paul Nixon is itching to get on that plane to India with the rest of the England team, security worries or not
"There's a strong feeling that we want to go and play these Tests. But everyone will have different opinions and if someone doesn't want to go we will respect that."
Will they, won't they? Peter Moores reflects the uncertainty in the England camp over their tour of India
"Take your PlayStations and your DVDs"
A security adviser quotes in the Times has a word for the England team who soon make their way back to India
"It'll buy us some more time in Abu Dhabi."
Two hours before flying to Abu Dhabi, Kevin Pietersen indicates that England's two Tests against India are not yet a sure-fire bet
"I think a few of the England players should reflect on what happened in their country before they start pulling out of cricket matches in India."
With more than a hint to the July 7 bombings in London three years ago, Geoff Lawson attacks England's nervousness over returning to India
"Frankly speaking I don't understand Duckworth-Lewis. I just wait for the umpire's decision."
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one among a million who can't understand the method
"I don't believe in astrology but my family members do. Too many people used to call up and pester me and my family to use different numbers. I was so fed up that I decided not to take any of their advices."
Virender Sehwag explains why he decided not to wear a number on his shirt for the fourth ODI against England. It did him no harm: he was named Man of the Match
"What happens inside a meeting, where the selectors, the captain and the coaches are there, when it comes out, it is disgusting and disrespectful."
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is upset that the events of the selection meeting were leaked to the media
"I am disappointed we did not get a few more runs and did not get a partnership later on, but there was no lack of effort."
England might be losing but at least they're trying, says Peter Moores. Well that's all right then.
"Where are the one-day cricketers? Where is Dimi Mascarenhas?"
As England approach the fourth ODI against India, 0-3 down, Ian Botham gives the selectors both barrels