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.

September 2nd week

"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