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Jun 29, 2022

I thought they would all be delighted to kick me out of the door, but I just feel lucky enough to have known some of the characters in the group and been through those moments in their life, both on and off the field.

Eoin Morgan is a little surprised his team-mates are gutted by his retirement announcement

Jun 23, 2022

I've not tried to bowl 90mph because that's not me, so I've let him do that. I've tried to do the basics and not go for many runs, and let him hit people in the head.

Craig Overton on how his bowling style and role differs from that of his twin, Jamie Overton

Jun 14, 2022

Coming out of bubble one big difference is this press conference. On the screen, you can say that I cannot hear anything, but you cannot ignore it here.

Ruturaj Gaikwad is ruing post-pandemic return-to-office like everyone else

Jun 1, 2022

I don't remember a single [T20I] game in the last six-seven years as coach of India, barring the World Cup.

Former India coach Ravi Shastri on why he thinks international T20s should only be played at World Cups

May 18, 2022

He made you feel like you're ten-foot tall and bullet-proof.

New Zealand batter Henry Nicholls describes the leadership skills of Brendon McCullum, the new England coach

May 16, 2022

If Roy shook your hand you had his word. That's the sort of bloke he was and that's why I always wanted him on my team.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting pays tribute to team-mate Andrew Symonds, who died in a car accident at the age of 46

May 5, 2022

I don't think he'll ever be a line-and-length bowler. He's born in a Ferrari and he's going to drive the Ferrari.

Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody doesn't see fast bowler Umran Malik's express pace dropping off anytime soon.

May 2, 2022

Take a single and go the non-striker's end.

Sunil Gavaskar has advice for batters on how to navigate pace sensation Umran Malik's bowling

Apr 28, 2022

I don't get goosebumps [on the field]. The only time I feel goosebumps is when it's really cold.

Chennai Super Kings' MS Dhoni answers a fan's question with a "cool" answer.

Apr 27, 2022

I told the boys if one single "f*** you" comes your way, give them three back: two in our language and one in theirs.

Former India coach Ravi Shastri on what he told his players when they were facing Australia

Apr 26, 2022

I had a thick skin, thicker than the leather of the Dukes ball you use.

Ravi Shastri tells the Guardian newspaper of the key requirement one needs to be the coach of the Indian team

Apr 23, 2022

He says, "Coach, I am going to bowl a bouncer." I say go for it. Then you see the batsman lying on his back in the nets.

Dale Steyn, Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowling coach, gives a succinct account of what it's like to watch pacer Umran Malik bowl in the nets

Apr 22, 2022

They keep watching Jos [Buttler] score hundreds, so they just keep asking me why I cannot hit the ball out of the park like him.

Delhi Capitals opener David Warner says his kids are not satisfied with back-to-back half-centuries

Apr 20, 2022

I got pretty lucky on that one so I might have to get him a beer after that.

Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Josh Hazlewood on thanking the umpire who didn't signal wide for a delivery that eventually got him a wicket

Apr 6, 2022

Glad we don't have to bowl to Babar anymore for a while.

Aaron Finch is happy to see the back of this one particular challenge now that the Pakistan tour is over

Mar 28, 2022

He was saying that there are only two types of batsmen in the world: one is right-handed and one is left-handed.

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson on bowling coach Lasith Malinga's simple outlook

Mar 18, 2022

I've messaged my mum's boss to give her a couple of weeks off when I get home so we can go on a holiday together because she's been as nervous as I am.

South Africa captain Sune Luus on dealing with her side's close World Cup games

Mar 14, 2022

I've always wanted to have signs in the crowd to have my name on them, but probably didn't expect it would be about falling in a pool.

Australia keeper-batter Alex Carey won't live down his walk into the hotel pool for a long time

Mar 11, 2022

Sometimes you don't even notice when she is on a cricket field. She looks the same as when she is off the cricket field. That's how chilled she is.

Laura Wolvaardt on team-mate Sune Luus, who scored 62 and bowled three overs for ten in South Africa's World Cup match against Pakistan

Mar 7, 2022

I faked it for a solid year - trying to pretend that I had my s**t together

Former South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn on the trauma of losing the 2015 World Cup semi-final to New Zealand

Feb 28, 2022

I woke up the latest, I won again, best sleeper in the team. Still hold the record.

Usman Khawaja is determined to break all sorts of records in Pakistan, starting with jet lag sleep-ins

Feb 25, 2022

I've asked our physio and media manager what their preferred fielding position was if they were to take the field.

Meg Lanning reacts to the news that the Women's World Cup could allow a nine-player side and two staff members in fielding positions in case of a Covid outbreak

Feb 16, 2022

We've been up to our eyebrows in crosswords, Sophie Ecclestone has been running HIIT classes on Zoom, Freya Davies organised a brilliant quiz.

England captain Heather Knight and her team are keeping busy in quarantine ahead of the 2022 Women's World Cup

Feb 14, 2022

Dad rang me and said he wanted me to buy him a caravan to tour around Australia.

Josh Hazlewood on the reaction to his million-dollar payday at the IPL auction

Feb 10, 2022

I'm not in that auction because I can't stand another year of disappointment and not getting the satisfaction of retiring in a few years time because of a million dollar contract.

South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar is happy to sit out the IPL auction

Jan 21, 2022

I'm susceptible to full tosses and short, out wide, I'm rubbish at. I can't believe I said that out loud.

Australia allrounder Tahlia McGrath, who made a 49-ball unbeaten 91 in the first women's Ashes T20I, reveals her kryptonite

Jan 19, 2022

I've only really seen something similar once in my life - when I watched the replay of my own innings.

Marcus Stoinis, who held the record for the highest score in the BBL, is only so impressed by the new record holder, Glenn Maxwell

Jan 12, 2022

I can bowl myself at the tail now, which is very nice.

Pat Cummins sees only upsides to being a bowling captain

Jan 7, 2022

My daughter still hasn't grasped the concept of five-day cricket. When I got out the other day, she said, 'Come on, Dad, let's go home.'

Ross Taylor's daughter must be delighted that he has announced his international retirement

Jan 4, 2022

I doubt it will be 6 for 7 but I did say nothing more than last week, don't try any harder.

Australia captain Pat Cummins has very reasonable expectations of new bowler Scott Boland

Dec 23, 2021

And by the way [about] being thrown under the bus, Ash need not worry because I'd already spoken to the bus driver and told him to stop two feet short.

Former India coach Ravi Shastri puts the brakes on R Ashwin's claims of feeling excluded from the Indian team while in Australia

Dec 14, 2021

When I'm back home I honestly, honestly enjoy picking up my dog's dog s*** every morning.

Jofra Archer may have missed out on his first away Ashes due to injury but he's got plenty to keep him occupied at home, he tells Fox Sports

Dec 13, 2021

If he's good at sport, he hopefully plays for Australia, and if he's not, then he can play for England.

A new Ashes sledge courtesy Kristen Beams, the former Australia leggie with an English partner, as she talks about her six-month old son's future in the game

Dec 6, 2021

I was probably the most nervous I've ever been under a high ball.

New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra recalls his feelings before taking the catch that gave Ajaz Patel his tenth wicket of the innings in Mumbai

Dec 1, 2021

I'm not shy of bowling in my hotel room in front of the mirror.

England spinner Jack Leach says his training isn't hampered by the rain in Brisbane

Nov 26, 2021

Whenever I finish a match, I'll go and check where I am on the Sri Lanka run charts to figure out how many I need to score to pass someone.

Sri Lanka opener and captain Dimuth Karunaratne wants to be the first opener from his side to get 10,000 Test runs

Nov 25, 2021