"It's not for me at any stage doom and gloom with Australian cricket at the moment."
Ricky Ponting remains optimistic in the face of adversity, following the ODI series loss to South Africa
"This is an outstanding performance. From one end of the Inverarity Stand to the other. They deserve a medal."
Tony Greig congratulates the WACA crowd on constructing one of the longest beer-cup snakes ever seen
"He must put down a big box and put all his eggs into it."
While considering Lonwabo Tsotsobe's impending debut, Makhaya Ntini puts his own spin on an old cliche
"Built like Tarzan, plays like Jane."
That's Shaun Tait for you, according to Ricky Ponting
"We could have signed him but I said 'no, he's only done it twice at domestic level, let him prove himself first."
Shane Warne regrets not signing up David Warner for the Rajasthan Royals after watching him club South Africa at the MCG
"I'm going to be in the same dressing room with the guys I've looked up to all my life. Just to be next to them is going to be very, very special and I might actually ask for some autographs."
David Warner, the New South Wales batsman, can't wait for his Twenty20 international debut
"I thought Makhaya should have protected me a little bit more, being the senior batsman out there."
Graeme Smith tries to laugh the pain of Sydney away
"He's always likening himself to Matthew Hayden so we thought we'd take a look. It didn't work, but I was very happy to get through with only his casualty."
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur on Morne Morkel's brief stint as opener
"He is a pain in the bum. Hayden, at 37, what I think he should do is head on down and say, 'I have had enough' and quit."
Neil Harvey weighs in on the Hayden debate
"Any guy who is going to try 150,000% in this game is someone we're going to have to respect."
Graeme Smith on Doug Bollinger's statement about his commitment to Australia
"That's something Bill Lawry would have been used to...this would never happen at the MCG would it Bill?"
As the Sydney crowd give a slow hand-clap to an extended sight-screen delay, Tony Greig pokes fun at his old sparring partner
"When I speak to a player - Morne Morkel, say - I tell him that he is the managing director of Morne Morkel Limited, and that everything he does, whether it be training, nutrition, or mental preparation, will affect his share price."
Jermey Snape, sports psychologist to the South African team, brings corporate into cricket
"He plays things pretty close to his chest about these kinds of issues, but I would be surprised if he is spending his days planning how he will leave the game."
Justin Langer on Matthew Hayden
"If I happen to play I'll put 150,000% in."
Doug Bollinger is either mega-excited about his possible Test debut, or maths is not his strong point
"Yippeeee"
The Reverend Desmond Tutu reacts succinctly to South Africa's series win in Australia
"I had dinner with [girlfriend] Shamone that evening and she asked whether we had any chance. Normally I would probably have said 'no', but this time I didn't. I said, 'Cricket is a strange game and I've seen some really weird things happen. There are still three days left, we'll see.'"
After the second day, Jacques Kallis was optimistic about South Africa's chances of winning the Melbourne Test
"It's not a time for chopping and changing the side."
Australia's chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch, who has not picked the same team in consecutive Tests for any of the past 15 matches
"I don't think there's enough beer in all of Australia to satisfy us tonight."
Paul Harris on how South Africa will celebrate their historic series win
"I've spent the past two days speaking in a South African accent and already it is working wonders: everyone wants to pick you in their cricket team and you get better service in the shops around St Ives. It's an excellent and guttural way to live."
The Sydney Morning Herald's Aaron Timms provides a solution in coping with Australia's first home-series defeat to South Africa
"I've never batted for so long before in my life. I've got a blister on my finger. It's my first batting injury."
A proud Dale Steyn the day after his 238-minute innings of 76 against Australia