1 Apr 2010: Quote of the day: 1/04/2010
“Graeme Swann… has shown that finger spin can be rock and roll after all. There are even reports that he is now developing a doosra” – Jonathan Calder on the voodoo of spin bowling.
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18 Mar 2010: Quote of the day: 18/03/2010
“I apologise unreservedly… It’s testament to him that he did get everyone frustrated. It was just a spur of emotion which is exactly what Cookie told us not to do, so I’m in his bad books” – Graeme Swann takes his punishment like a man after marking his dismissal of persistent Bangladeshi batsman Junaid Siddique a day earlier with the epithet “Fuck off” – and being caught out by the stump microphone.
16 Mar 2010: Quote of the day: 16/03/2010
“Over the past 18 months or 2 years, there has been one man to whom England have turned every time they need a wicket. That man is Graeme Swann who, much like Monty Panesar did in his early days, has developed an almost cult following amongst England cricket fans” – The Compulsive Hooker wonders why we needed six batsmen against Bangladesh and where our Ashes-winning paceman is coming from.
7 Mar 2010: Quote of the day: 07/03/2010
“Thanks Swanny. That was a really helpful crash course in twittering… not. Chocolate fireguard comes to mind” – Paul Collingwood launches himself on the Twitter adventure.
17 Jan 2010: Quote of the day: 17/01/2010
“I’m going to score my maiden test century tomorrow… you heard it here first” – the irrepressible Graeme Swann, ever the optimist, on Twitter last night.
19 Dec 2009: Quote of the day: 19/12/2009
“Swannderful” – The Mirror’s headline following day three of the First Test in South Africa, in which Graeme Swann followed his earlier five-fer with a Test-best innings of 85 runs, thus bringing England back into contention.
11 Dec 2009: Quote of the day: 11/12/2009
“He said: ‘The two things you should never do – cut a spinner and pat a burning dog.’ Bless Prior for that” – Graham Swann’s version of a joke from Matt Prior that allegedly cost South Africa Airways XI batsman Mangaliso Mosehle his wicket during an invitational match.
24 Oct 2009: Quote of the day: 24/10/2009
“I can understand fully guys who have been playing four or five years who start thinking ‘I’m desperate for a break’. [And when players start] prioritising their cricket, that’s dangerous… That’s one of the thing we missed out on, going straight into the one-day series rather than celebrating properly and getting the whole nation behind the team and promoting the sport a bit more. I think we missed a trick there” – Graeme Swann thinks the calendar might be getting a bit too crowded.
22 Oct 2009: Quote of the day: 22/10/2009
“Covent Garden square, 1.30 [today]. I’ll be handing out sweets, so long as you’re over sixteen for legal reasons” – Far from being banned from Twitter, Graeme Swann and Jimmy Anderson are organising their own head-to-head Tweet-off in London today.
4 Oct 2009: Quote of the day: 4/10/2009
“That is the sort of forward thinking that I think the game requires” – Graeme Swann backs India coach Gary Kirsten’s suggestion that having sex before games improves performance.