The Expert's Log - Feb. 10 -Feb. 16

"Now he has gone too far by taking a diuretic tablet to improve weight loss and in doing so has tarnished a great career. He has simply gone over the top a bit trying to look good and lose more weight." Dean Jones, on the Shane Warne drug controversy
Source: Cricmania.com

"The contrasting mindset of the two teams reminded me of a Wimbledon encounter between Vijay Armritraj and Bjorn Borg two decades ago. Armritraj had won the first two sets and was on match point in the third and yet his body language gave away his panic-stricken and flustered state of mind. Borg, on the other hand, looked calm and self-assured and went on to win." Imran Khan, on the Australia-Pakistan encounter
Source: The Daily Telegraph, UK

"There is a world of difference between brazen cheats who hoodwink fellow competitors and the likes of Warne, who in my opinion, has just made an honest mistake." Ian Botham, on the Shane Warne drug controversy
Source: The Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia

Party like it's 1999
Mark Waugh is reasonably confident rather than totally convinced that Australia will win the 2003 World Cup.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

The missing six balls
Former South African off-spinner Pat Symcox observes that the sizzling West Indies-South Africa lung opener has gotten the 2003 World Cup off to a pretty good start.
Source: Wisden Online

Bob Woolmer Column: Technology will play a key role
The modern day coach and player have both got to embrace technology in this era of high competition, according to pioneering coach Bob Woolmer.
Source: The Gulf News, Bahrain