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.
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September 2nd week
"It's a strange game and anything could happen but a draw looks
the most likely result," Rahul Dravid on the Oval Test
"I was disappointed to get out today because I was looking to go
beyond 200. But it was decent ball. At least I didn't get it when
I was on nought," Michael Vaughan after he was dismissed for
195 in the Oval Test
"Vaughan played out of his skin. As long as he keeps playing the
way he does, he and Trescothick should take English batting to
new records," Nasser Hussain
"I didn't realise I was so close, it's obviously been a great
summer with the four centuries, the wickets have been flat, I
have rode my luck but I have played pretty well," Michael
Vaughan on becoming the second batsman to score 1000-plus Test
runs in 2002
"Winning the toss was huge. It was a big relief to us and Sourav
Ganguly would have been very disappointed to have lost it. There
is still a hell of a lot of runs to score before we cannot lose
or until we can dictate the game," Mark Butcher
"It's always good when the players and your countrymen are
expecting something from you. Life would be quite boring if no-
one expected anything from you," Sachin Tendulkar
"Despite his stupendous success, I must say that as a person he
hasn't changed at all. He's still the same old chap I used to
play cricket with; very modest, with no airs around him," Vinod
Kambli on Sachin Tendulkar
"It is all very well to say they are improving. But they have to
start winning series abroad. India have not played well outside
Asia for a long time and to change that they need to work hard
and start believing in themselves," Kapil Dev ahead of the
Oval Test
"If I had even a small percentage of doubt I wouldn't be here.
You can't risk your international career - this is a big game and
you've got to bust a gut to make sure everyone is fit and ready,
but I wouldn't be able to take that chance," Ronnie Irani, on
his fitness problems ahead of the fourth Test
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