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 1st week
"He (Trescothick) can't go into a Test match with doubts about his
hand and, at the moment, it's obviously not 100 per cent. He can't
risk doing long-term damage," Nasser Hussain
"At this stage without having seen the wicket, we are not expecting a
surface which is especially helpful to spin and as a consequence we
have decided not to include a second specialist spinner in the squad,"
David Graveney, England's chairman of selectors, after naming the
starting line-up for The Oval Test
"Had there been a class off-spinner to compliment Ashley Giles, I
would not mind betting that he would have been in the squad -
especially since the selectors have not yet seen the pitch," former
England player Jonathan Agnew
"We had preliminary discussions and Rahul gave some very encouraging
signs. He sees the prospect of playing about 20 games for Scotland as
much more appealing than a hard slog on the county scene," Gwynne
Jones, chief executive of Scottish Cricket Limited, on plans to enlist
the services of Rahul Dravid for Scotland's debut season in next
year's Norwich Union one-day league
"I think Giles is doing a fantastic job for England. I do think you
have good spinners ... Tufnell is still going. Salisbury is doing well
in county cricket ... Dawson played in India ... Crofty is still going
strong,"Anil Kumble on English spinners
"It isn't my job to fill them with jargon and dogma. Tell them what's
happening and what they might do, but then let them do it. They have
to feel it and see it," John Wright on his responsibilities as
Indian coach
"Dravid's century (at Headingley) had all the hallmarks of greatness
and was one of the four or five best innings played in the last 25
years of Test cricket. As defensive innings go, only Tendulkar's
effort in Birmingham and Waugh's hundred at Old Trafford in 1993 bear
comparison," Peter Roebuck, renowned cricket writer
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