What They Said About

'An appalling piece of umpiring'

'It just hasn't been working'

'It sounds quite sinister to me' - NZ prime minister

'It's not under-6s, this is Test cricket'

'Mr Cricket = efficiency, excellence, adaptability'

'He changed the approach of batting in ODIs'

'Indian preparation was diabolical'

'A good bloke and strong leader'

'One of the finest human beings to have played cricket'

'A distraction we could well do without'

'The best remedy is to play'

'A true Australian: fierce, battle-hardened'

'A man for the trenches'

'He had the talent to be something very special'

'Is it as mad as it looks?'

'Mission accomplished'

What will prevail: Consistency or big-match aura?

'This befits an extraordinarily accomplished Indian'

'Never done before, perhaps never after'

'The game will be a little poorer without him'