Pithy remarks and quotable quotes. Wordsworth takes the best statements of the week and packages them into one exciting feature. From quotes that help you delve further into the psyche of players to acerbic barbs from incensed cricketers to remarks that are just downright hilarious, we have them all. They may not quite be "from the mouths of babes and sucklings," but they are just as interesting.

August 2nd week

"He is extremely talented and he's got a bit of dog in him. He loves a fight and he loves to be up against the best bowlers in the world," Kent captain Matthew Fleming on Robert Key, soon to be England's new opener.

"Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman of this era. But there has been a problem with him in the big show, and he knows it," Former Indian quick Atul Wassan.

"In the last five or six Tests, I have scored over 400 runs. Even in the one-day championships, I have scored 350 runs so I am not bothered," Sachin Tendulkar reacting to concerns about his poor showing at Lord's.

"It's getting harder, and some will think twice about getting married. And I can't see the likes of Matthew Hoggard, Andrew Flintoff or Michael Vaughan playing both forms of the game for 10 years. Either they'll be sad and lonely with lots of money, or burnt out or injured or all three." Darren Gough on the pressures of playing international cricket.

"Lord MacLaurin has always had the best interests of English cricket at heart, and I will miss him when he steps down as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board. England captain," Nasser Hussain.

"The way he reacted was tremendous. At that point, there was one idiot and one legend walking out, side by side," Nasser Hussain on the way Tendulkar took the unwelcome arrival of a spectator at Lord's in his stride.

"I like achaar, but home made and not from outside. When you are on tour, you really miss home food. You get Indian food here as well but it's not the same thing," Mohammad Kaif in a television interview.