Mark Boucher Quotations

If there's a Test match up for grabs and we've got to win it by bowling short balls at him, so be it.

There are some cracks, and that should make the ball do things.

It's one of my best moments in cricket. We always knew we'd be up against it. We tried to keep it simple, we knew we had to get a good start and Herschelle and Graeme (Smith) did fantastically well.

We've got to back our bowlers against their tail. The wicket has flattened out a bit but the history of the Wanderers shows that the ball does something early in the morning. We'll have to make sure our bowlers are fired up, we don't have any runs to play with.

The Australian press are trying to say ex-pat South Africans are the culprits.

I also decided to take a few chances when the balls were pitched short. Luckily it worked, even though one or two shots went flying over the wicketkeeper's head. When you get runs against weaker countries you aren't always that appreciative but when you make runs against the Aussies it feels really good.

I'm at a loss for words. That is my best moment in cricket by far.

We found out what it is like to dominate most of a match, yet still lose 1-0. We feel great about our play, but the guys are pretty frustrated.

It was something special. Test cricket is a different ball game but I really enjoyed it and hopefully we can take some of that momentum into the Tests.

In the past our crowds haven't been too great with them but trust me, we're not going to sit back and say, shame, poor things'.