Out of the Mouths of Clowns and Legends

A few of our favourite recent quotes

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“Commit all your crimes when Sachin is batting. They will go unnoticed because even the Lord is watching.
Surely the opening lines of any Tendulkar tribute or future obituary

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‘Captain Caught Eyeing Fine Leg Before Match’

Headline on www.iol.co.za after England one-day cricket captain was spotted in a lap-dancing club the night before a Twenty20 World Championship game
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“If I find out that God is not as great as Johnners, i’ll be very very dissapointed”

- Jonno during a conversation about the former Cricket Broadcaster Brian Johnston.

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“What shall we do with a drunken sailor?”
Irish fans to Freddie Flintoff at the Cricket World Cup.

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Jonno whilst watching Michael Vaughan bowl against Sri Lanka in the 2007 World Cup:

‘Vaughan looks like a PE Teacher bowling’

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‘Andrew and I have the final say,” he confirmed, adding that the mysterious selection committee didn’t include David Graveney or any of the home selectors, but instead consisted of a panel of senior players - Andrew Strauss, Paul Collingwood and Jones - who are consulted prior to each Test. Given that Jones, who does not currently have a central contract, is one of the most contentious choices on this tour already, it is a further sign that Shane Warne was spot on in his pre-series assessment, when he claimed that Fletcher has his “favourites”.