“He does put a lot of pressure on himself and he’s desperate to do well”
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Australia opener Chris Rogers believes that all-rounder Shane Watson is “overly harsh on himself at times”.
“I’ve always had faith in Shane, I think he’s a quality player”
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Legendary Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath has backed all-rounder Shane Watson to “get a hundred” during the fourth Test against India in Sydney.
De Kock struck five boundaries and a six during his knock of 81
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South Africa wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock and all-rounder Jean Paul (JP) Duminy both scored half-centuries to give the Proteas the upper hand against Zimbabwe at the end of the third day of the only Test in Harare.
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Woakes’ last ODI for England came in June
England all-rounder Chris Woakes has been included in the ODI squad for the upcoming five-match series against Australia, which gets underway on January 12 in Melbourne.
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“You didn’t see anyone sort of closing their eyes to bouncers or getting out throwing their bats around”
Following South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn’s comments about India’s batsmen being scared during the first ODI in Johannesburg, India vice-captain Virat Kohli came to their defence, stating that they weren’t frightened in any way whatsoever.
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“I didn’t see many of our guys walking off the field with bloody fingers or ice packs on ribs, so it definitely was a wake-up call for the Indians”
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn has announced that the Proteas definitely left India shaking in their boots after thrashing them by 141 runs in the first ODI in Johannesburg.
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“We’re going to have to put in another big performance to make sure we go 2-0 up”
South Africa all-rounder Jean Paul (JP) Duminy has announced that “it will be stupid of us to write” off India after they were absolutely annihilated by 141 runs in the first ODI in Johannesburg.
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Smith has failed to score a half-century in his last eight ODIs
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has been released from the ODI squad in order to focus on the upcoming two-Test series against India, which gets underway on December 18.
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De Kock hammered a career-best 135
After a war of words between India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa skipper AB de Villiers, it was the Proteas who emerged triumphant in the first ODI in Johannesburg as they absolutely annihilated the Indians, beating them by a massive margin of 141 runs.
