"I was not fast enough. But I was good at running. Some of my friends used to make fun that my run-up to the crease was faster than my deliveries."
The world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, wanted to be a cricketer before he took up sprinting

Sep 5, 2008

"It's damp. It's better than last time I came. It's not Old Trafford, but it's all right."
Andrew Flintoff struggles to get enthusiastic about Cardiff's new-look stadium, the venue for next year's first Ashes Test

Sep 4, 2008

"I want Yuvraj to be a legend in the cricketing world and take revenge for all the injustice that has been done to me [in my career]."
Yograj Singh makes clear what he expects from son Yuvraj

Sep 4, 2008

"I take after my mum a bit, she was always left-handed at whatever she did. I've probably got a few more shots than the old man."
Shaun Marsh says he did not learn his powerful batting from his father Geoff, the former Australia opener

Sep 3, 2008

"I must say, I'm very impressed with that Mr Pietersen. His life story is like Henry IV, V and VI all rolled into one."
Bruce Dickinson, the lead singer of heavy metal legends, Iron Maiden, believes that England's new captain ... well ... rocks

Sep 2, 2008

"I'm absolutely knackered. After the third victory, I went out with my brother, just to take it in."
The England captaincy overwhelms Kevin Pietersen barely weeks after taking over

Sep 2, 2008

"I reckon if I was India I'd get all their bowlers to put a turban on their head."
Damien Fleming offers a tip on how to get rid of Ricky Ponting early on Indian soil after Harbhajan Singh's success against him

Sep 2, 2008

"The South African cupboard is very, very bare, and I think they'll have to ask the counties for some of those [Kolpak] players back."
The journalist, Neil Manthorp, thinks South Africa will be trawling England for any Kolpak escapees in the coming months

Aug 31, 2008

"You're the 12th journalist to contact me this week. Yes, I get frustrated. It's been talked about for 40 years. There really is nothing else to add."
With the 40th anniversary of Garry Sobers' six sixes in an over approaching, 63-year-old Malcolm Nash, the bowler at the receiving end, is much sought after

Aug 30, 2008

"I think you can only get them in England. We won't be going anywhere near them."
Simon Katich, when asked if his Australia A side has brought Murray Mints to India

Aug 30, 2008

I think those speed guns are a load of crap. Somehow the white ball goes faster - I bowled 83-84mph in the Test match, and 93mph in the one-dayers. It's crazy. I hadn't bowled a ball for ten days.
Steve Harmison has his doubts about the pace at which he's been bowling

Aug 28, 2008

Previously, FICA's main role was to give warning against the problems of player burn-out, but since the players have put any notions of burn-out to one side in the dash for Indian cash, FICA was suddenly looking a little useless. Security, this all-embracing notion that nothing can happen in life while there is even the slightest degree of risk, has filled the yawning gap nicely.
Michael Atherton on the change in the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations' priorities

Aug 28, 2008

"No tears need be shed for the ICC Champions Trophy, a misnomer of a tournament conceived out of pure greed. Like most things with a solely monetary value, it is a worthless affair."
Michael Atherton wears his opinion of the Champions Trophy on his sleeve

Aug 28, 2008

"Put the whites on and get out there, Bradman! Come on, son."
Gary Sweet, who played Don Bradman in the TV mini-series Bodyline, recalls fellow spectators' reactions when he goes to the cricket and when things get a bit rough for their team

Aug 27, 2008

"Every now and then the boys who were there pull my leg by reminding me of that win as I was a coach of the Australian team at that time."
Jamie Siddons on Bangladesh's shock win over Australia in Cardiff in 2005

Aug 27, 2008

"Cricket ought to initially clean its own backyard and then strive to secure a place in the Olympics. I consider it miserable that the decisions of the authorities are questioned. I'm totally against the referral system and Twenty20 cannot be a part of the Olympics as the referral system is against the spirit of the Games."
John Buchanan makes his views regarding the new review system crystal clear

Aug 27, 2008

"I don't understand this attitude. Why are we keen to go and play in countries not willing to tour Pakistan?"
Aamer Sohail doesn't approve of the Pakistan board's intentions of setting up a tri-series in South Africa after the Champions Trophy was postponed to 2009

Aug 27, 2008

"I was pleased to see cricket victory was the third headline, when we won medal in Olympics."
Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi is pleased that the medal-winners from Beijing got some coverage

Aug 26, 2008

"I think it's pretty silly of Marcus Trescothick to come out and say it, but obviously he's trying to sell some books... I'll think you find that bowlers have been doing things to the ball since cocky was an egg."
Ian Chappell on the revelation by Marcus Trescothick that he used mint-induced saliva to retain the shine on the ball, during the 2005 Ashes

Aug 26, 2008

"At least now we know why England lost the Ashes (2006-07): they lost their minty guy."
Damien Fleming responds to Marcus Trescothick's admission that he used mint-induced saliva to shine the ball during England's 2005 Ashes win

Aug 26, 2008