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Here's a snapshot of what the skysports.com experts have been saying over the last seven days...

"You can't just sit on safari in South Africa and issue ultimatums to the board about the England cricket captaincy, it is far too important for that. You get off your backside, you come to England, you sit down with your bosses and you decide and discuss what is the best way to progress."
It's fair to say that Nasser Hussain was unimpressed with the way Kevin Pietersen handled this week's England cricket crisis.
Taken from 'The torn ultimatum'

"Admittedly, Strauss does not have Pietersen's star quality or presence and he certainly doesn't have his intuitive brilliance as a player, but he is a decent, sensible lad with a good cricketing brain. He has a nice manner about him, he is a proper professional and he works hard, trains hard and will set a good example on the practice field."
Michael Atherton backs England's new Captain Sensbile to steady the ship ahead of next summer's Ashes.
Taken from 'Stress-buster Strauss'

"I've got a very, very good friend who was an officer in the infantry and he would say most definitely - and I'm talking about life and death here and not a game of cricket - that your star man is not your leader. Leave him as your star man."
Bumble says it will be better for England that Kevin Pietersen's genius is freed up from the shackles of captaincy.
Taken from 'Safari shambles'

"It upsets me a lot to see the England captaincy treated the way it has been in the last week. It is one of the greatest honours in sport but the whole row between Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores has certainly cheapened the office."
Bob Willis is saddened by the row and points the finger at the administrators of the English game.
Taken from 'Structural defects'

"This probably is the biggest game of the season so far - and it definitely is if you're a Chelsea fan. They're on a bit of a blip at the moment, but if they lose this game it'll be a crisis at Stamford Bridge - and I would use that word."
Paul Merson reckons Luiz Felipe Scolari could be in for a difficult start to the New Year if his Chelsea side fails to pick up anything from their trip to Old Trafford.
Taken from Big fillip for Scolari'

" When it comes to the play-offs I always wonder about the sides that get the first weekend off and whether they can just slip right back into or not - and I am not sure about the Titans being able to do that before it's too late. And I like the way Arizona can get things done. I don't think they have to take a back seat, even if most things are leaning towards the Panthers."
No place like home? Not for Kevin Cadle as he backs Baltimore and Arizona to win on their travels in the play-offs this weekend.
Taken from 'The road to success'

"In many ways Olazabal was pseudo-skipper at Valhalla and the Royal Trophy will give him another notch on his captain's scabbard. It's another piece of the jigsaw as he moves towards his destiny of becoming a Ryder Cup captain."
According to Mark Roe, there's no shielding the fact that Royal Trophy skipper Jose Maria Olazabal will one day make the step up to Ryder Cup captaincy.
Taken from 'By Royal appointment'

"There are some teams in the Premiership who know exactly how they want to play but at the moment with Leicester that is not entirely obvious. That needn't be a bad thing as it gives a feeling of unpredictability, but you are relying on everything coming together and creating that one fantastic mix - which is not guaranteed on match day."
Miles Harrison observes that if anything is predictable about Leicester Tigers at the moment it's that they are unpredictable.
Taken from 'More guts for glory'

"The Falcons have the three extra points but they have already played Bristol and Worcester at home while Bristol have their fellow strugglers yet to visit them in the West Country. Newcastle's efforts in Reading (if that is what they merit calling) were worse than Bristol's at Northampton; right now I make Newcastle favourites for relegation."
Stuart Barnes' assessment makes grim reading for the low-flying Falcons after the latest round of Premiership games.
Taken from 'More of the same'

" There's a bit of a "united nations" at Swansea and the one man who encapsulates that is a guy called Scotland, who plays for a Welsh club in the English league - but he's from Trinidad & Tobago!"
Peter Beagrie feels less like a football pundit, more like a geography teacher as he discusses the credentials of Swansea striker Jason Scotland.
Taken from 'Swans to watch'

"The PDC brought in a very nice masseuse for the last three days of the tournament. Before the final I had this girl working on my shoulders and my neck for 20 minutes. Afterwards I was so loose I could have limbo'd underneath a swing door!"
It may not have been a classic final at Alexandra Palace, but Sid Waddell was certainly in high spirits after a bit of pampering.
Taken from 'Taylor the toiler'