"Obviously I'm very disappointed for Michael. It's very bad luck for him and for Newcastle United."

"He seems like a different player and very mature in his way of playing. He's a huge talent and has been doing very well for us"

"I think he's probably had a good look at his game and had a look at how he got out in Australia, and tried to rectify that. It's up to us to come back with something different. We've spoken about him and we know what we want to do."

"He goes out of the game and you're playing 11 against 12."

"His cricket from that moment on has been terrific, his cricket has been first class and he needs to be applauded for it."

"It doesn't matter what the wicket looks like. He's a class performer in all sorts of conditions."

"Our cricket has been first class."

"I had said then that it was the biggest upset in the history of cricket. I can't say for sure whether that is true but it definitely has been the biggest disappointment for me."

"It was knocked on the head quite sternly by most of the captains at the (International Cricket Council) captains meeting in Sydney a couple of weeks ago,"

"They're [England] number two in the world now and have played excellent cricket of late, and I think both sides match up particularly well."

"I was furious at a player being so disrespectful to himself, his teammates, his opponents and his country by turning up to play a game in that state, and I blurted out, 'He can go home then!' to Gilchrist before heading off to speak to (coach) John Buchanan."

"This match is another example that the team is capable of coming out of any trouble. It was a very, very good test match."

"I'm proud of our ability to turn things around, especially after being below par in the Ashes."

"Glenn's absence has thrown the attack a bit, but with Brett taking wickets early on with the new ball and Nathan Bracken and Stuart Clark stepping in and stepping up, I couldn't be much happier."

"This team has shown it can fight back from adversity."

"The sooner we can get back to playing the cricket we're used to and the cricket we'll be playing going forward the better. I think an agreement will be struck."

"We have 14 players in the squad and a couple of those guys haven't played a lot of cricket, so we'll look at them in tomorrow's game against South Africa."

"It's some of the best one-day cricket played in a long time _ no doubt about that,"

"He got the biggest response I've ever heard on a cricket ground."

"I think we played some very good cricket, there's no doubt about that,"

"To win ? you have to make hundreds in Test cricket, that's what it's all about. They're just not doing that right now. There's no doubt we'll sit down and talk about some of the individuals, but I must admit I'd be surprised if any changes would be made."

"It's probably the most nerve-racking end to a test match I've played in ... (maybe) any game of cricket I've ever played - tied World Cup semi-finals included."

"He was a fantastic player and leader. His services to cricket have been quite remarkable."

"The Test cricket we've played over the last few weeks has been of a very high standard."