"I know who you are and I am coming to get you - start running."
Ian Botham leaves a message for the muggers who stole his daughter's mobile phone in Port Elizabeth
"I'm certainly not able to function 100%, because I sleep too much."
Stephen Fleming introspects
"It was ironic that at about the time the new deal was announced ... the agency, Athletes1, were bandying around a list of 80 or so overseas players ready and waiting to take up county positions."
Michael Atherton flags that there might be some truth in the "emotive crap" Clarke refers to
"Emotive crap."
Giles Clarke, the man responsible for the ECB's TV deal, on claims that counties will spend the extra income on salaries for overseas players
"There'll always be people in all walks of life who can't afford certain things."
Durham chairman Clive Leach sympathises with those arguing that they wouldn't see cricket as they couldn't pay a BSkyB subscription
"If England fire a rifle, I want to fire a cannon. If they fire a peashooter, I want us to be firing a bazooka."
Ray Jennings, South Africa's coach, reveals the way the plans to tackle Steve Harmison
"Put it this way, 9994 runs, if you stick a decimal point in the middle of those figures it's the same as Sir Don Bradman's Test average."
Mark Richardson puts things in perspective after missing out on 10,000 first-class runs
"If there is a good thing about losing it can be the kick up the arse a team needs when maybe you're getting just a little bit too clever."
Michael Vaughan reflects on England's defeat in a warm-up match
"I've made a couple of comments before about that joker and he's not the type of person you should take seriously."
Kevin Mitchell, the Gabba curator, has a go at John Bracewell and his conspiracy theories
"I have a Test bowling average that is better than Sir Richard Hadlee's, and a 50-50 record in the end-of-series running race."
Mark Richardson lists his achievements after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket
"I'm gonna turn on the heat, make him or break him ... no soft option."
South Africa's coach Ray Jennings on Jacques Kallis
"Obviously when you have other sub-standard teams across the world, then surely Australia will end up being the No. 1 team."
Javed Miandad puts things into perspective
"[He asked] why I would want to waste money on an expensive restaurant when you could get perfectly adequate food for a quarter of the price in a cheap restaurant. It was a small example, but it was the moment I knew something had gone very wrong and it disturbed me. I couldn't get the idea out of my head he would rather eat a burger than have a very pleasant meal."
Gary Kirsten explains how Hansie Cronje's eating preferences proved telling
"I am quite happy to be leaving and going on to Johannesburg for what is the exciting leg of the winter."
Michael Vaughan bids a fond farewell to Zimbabwe
"With the possible exception of Rolf Harris, no other Australian has inflicted more pain and grief on Englishmen since Don Bradman."
The Daily Mirror's Mike Walters reflects on Steve Waugh's retirement
"It has been their failure to show the slightest respect for faithful supporters sitting in extreme discomfort in the stands. Just for a day, Dalmiya and his merry men should be made to swap places, toilets and refreshments with those they are supposed to be serving, those who ultimately pay the bills."
Peter Roebuck argues that the Indian board treat ordinary spectators with virtual contempt
"Come on, his sleeves are absolutely unique."
A female fan in Kolkata explains how to recognise Sachin Tendulkar
"I don't think I will ever live it down if I come second."
Darren Lehmann speaks before his foot race with Mark Richardson ... which Richardson won
"The greatest blessing is that there is no third Test against New Zealand, preventing further ridicule and plummeting ticket sales."
The plain-speaking Aussie journalist Malcolm Conn on the one-sided New Zealand series
"Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it."
Hashim Amla, the South African batsman, reassures himself as he boards a flight