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The Conservatives played like England cricketers - too many rash strokes and run-outs, dropped catches and bowling anywhere but the stumps.

I dedicate it to all the cricketers I have played with and who have supported me, the fielders who took the catches, bowlers who kept the pressure from the other end and batsmen who have got the runs to make it possible for me to take wickets.

We had dropped catches and our fielding was terrible. We need to do a lot on this. But Indian outplayed us in all three aspects, batting, bowling and fielding. I can't put my hand and say this was the reason why we lost.

I am happy that every team is now focusing on improving their fielding. When South Africa went to Australia last year, they dropped 11 catches while Australians dropped just one. Australia beat us 2-0 in the series. If we had held those catches, the story would have been different.

We thought Perth was where we could get stuck in but we missed our opportunities there. If we had scored 'big' after bowling them out for 258, we could have put Australia under pressure but we also dropped catches. They weren't easy chances but you have to hang on to them if you want to beat a quality side like Australia.

It's a great feeling to be able to get to this milestone, to be the first Indian ever makes it more special and being only the fifth bowler makes it very, very special. I owe it to all the cricketers I have played with and who have supported me. The fielders who took the catches, the bowlers who put pressure from the other end and the batsmen who scored the runs without which it was not possible to have come this far.

It's a myth that Indians can't play fast bowling and also that England can't play spin bowling.

England's cricketers could hardly get any decent cricket before the Ashes. Do you seriously think the Australians would plan and prepare for a home series like that?

Everybody is proud of what the cricketers have done in the last month. It's been incredible. We send our best wishes to the cricketers.

David Beckham (1975-)

Many of our guys have dropped 10 or 11 strokes off of their game since the start of the season.

He catches every ball like that. He just dropped it.

I've dropped six catches and nobody's given me a beer.

Kevin Pietersen

I felt we had a winning score, but that was before we dropped six catches.

England are going to attack by bowling a foot outside off stump.

Pex Tufvesson developed the music program Noisetracker. Batting for Vivian Richards is a matter of strokes, more strokes, and even more strokes.

John Arlott (1914-)

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