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Hansel and Gretel and Dizzy's double hundred—they're one and the same. An absolute fairytale" - Jason "Dizzy" Gillespie on his 200 against Bangladesh You’ve got to bat on this in a minute Tuffers: Hospital food suit you?’ 48. “All swing, no ding” 49. “Lightning only strikes once” 50. “So how’s your wife and my kids?” Pakistan needed 14 off the last two balls to win the game and Rameez Raza hoped against all the odds and said, “Agar ek ya do no ball ho jaaye aur fir six lag jaye toh Pakistan jeet jaayegi (If there are one or two no-balls and then two sixes are hit, Pakistan can win).” Andrew Flintoff to Tino Best. The West Indian duly took a huge swing at the next delivery and was stumped by some distance. This was a very ribald comment from England fast bowler Fred Trueman who wasn’t known for possessing a filter. When a delivery from Trueman was edged into the slips, fielder Raman Subba Row was unable to stop it.
The quotes aren't just from players, coaches and commentators, but anyone who has ever said a good quote to do with the chosen sport! Some are intentional, some aren't, I'll leave you to make your own mind up! Mate, if you just turn the bat over, you'll find instructions on the other side" - Australian fast bowler Merv Hughes to Robin Smith after the England batsman repeatedly played and missed* Go on Hedley, you've got him in two minds, he doesn't know whether to hit you for four or six" - Arthur Wood to Hedley Verity Welcome to Leicester where the captain Ray Illingworth has just relieved himself at the Pavilion End" - Brian Johnston A very small crowd here today. I can count the people on one hand. Can't be more than 30" - Michael AbrahamsonDon't bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours" - Michael Kasprowicz on Sachin Tendulkar You can always change the instrument in your sledging, but this is the famous example from Merv Hughes, bowling to Graham Gooch. Gooch had an uncharacteristic spell of not being able to see the ball, leading to Hughes to chirp one of the all-time classics. Warne vs Cullinan This is as close to a mistake as we could find from the great man. Speaking for Channel 9, Richie decides to defy the laws of trigonometry. Tony Cozier
The former India opener was at his best once again during a match between India and Bangladesh in the World T20 in 2016 which the Men in Blue had dramatically won in the last ball.
9. Australian Ian Healy accuses Michael Atherton of cheating during England’s tour of Australia.
This can only help England's cause" - Ian Botham on hearing that Geoffrey Boycott is to coach the Pakistan batsmen before their 2001 tour of England For once, Viv Richards was on the wrong end of a sledge. After saying this to Merv Hughes after the Australian was staring him down, the great Viv was subsequently dismissed. Big Merv retorted with the line:
How anyone can spin a ball the width of [Mike] Gatting boggles the mind" - Martin Johnson on Shane Warne's 'Ball of the Century'The anecdote says that when the Australia team stayed in Lumley Castle in Durham, it was rumoured that there’s a ghost haunting the place. By the time they went to bed, Shane Watson got so spooked, that in the end, he spent the night sleeping on the floor in Brett Lee’s room. You know what it looks like now go and find it.’ 9. “Now, which of you bastards called this bastard a bastard?” Take the keys off him he can’t drive” – Pretty self-explanatory this one. Perfect if a batsman’s drives aren’t connecting. It looks more suitable for growing carrots" - Andy Atkinson, ICC grounds inspector, on Bermuda's new pitch Continuing the theme of stating the obvious, former Aussie fast bowler Max Walker takes up the baton for Channel 9. Tony Benneworth
Oh really? I’ve seen your Mrs on the Hill and she’s batting at 3’ 3. “At least I’m the best player in my family” I don't ask my wife to face Michael Holding, so there's no reason why I should be changing nappies" - Ian Bothamcommented, 'It was surreal and embarrassing. We almost got a run, but the batsman turned it down because he' This sledge has been attributed to a number of players but, as far as I know, the first exchange took place between Viv Richards and former England fast bowler Greg Thomas. Words uttered by Steve Waugh to Jamie Siddons when the former was urging the Aussie skipper to hurry up in a Sheffield Shield match. They've got to swing like a 70s disco to get anywhere near from here" - David Lloyd on an Essex twenty20 run chase Robin Smith to Australia’s Merv Hughes after hitting him for four. The ball before, Hughes had said to Smith ‘you can’t bat’. 34. “More misses than King Henry the 8th” 35. “This is how a bowler makes runs” 36. “This is my island, my culture. And in my culture, we bowl”
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