"It is always tough to come back against the Australians who will pounce on the slightest of opportunity they get to bounce back and win. However, the Indians are geared up and I am sure they can do well here and break the jinx." - Indian coach talking to reporters in Margao

"It has been a close series with fortunes fluctuating every match and we will go all out to win on Friday." - Indian team manager on the 5th ODI

"We did pretty well in Visakhapatnam despite the absence of Mark Waugh and I am sure it will be an interesting game on Friday." - The Aussie coach quoted as saying to PTI

"I think on a one-to-one in Tests I have the slight upper hand since I got him out a couple of times. However, in the one-dayers he has got the better of me." - On Tendulkar in his column in The Times of India

"An interesting statistic is the fact that Nathan Bracken is the Adam Gilchrist of one-day cricket. He is yet to play a match which his side has lost." - Quoted as saying the Times of India

"Another interesting trivia in the Vizag game was the order in which the Indian batsmen got out. The batsmen got out one after the other, in the same order that they had come out to bat, leaving Javagal Srinath not out at no.11." - The Aussie spearhead in his column in The Times of India

"Steve Waugh and his men have be play for a longer period to come any close to Lloyd's men. Lloyd, Vivian Richards and their teammates dominated world cricket for almost a decade. So I feel that the current Australian lot will have to play much longer and with a lot of consistency to be rated anywhere near the West Indians." - Former Somerset captain and cricket writer in an interview to Aaj Tak

"Richards was explosive, Gavaskar was a master craftsman, Crowe was a purist, Steve Waugh is a great competitior while Tendulkar is amazing." - On the top batsmen in world cricket