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 1st week

"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