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“I had a side strain, groin, glute, neck and a bit of an ankle problem”
South Africa pace demon Dale Steyn is fired up about making his international comeback after being sidelined for the past three months due to the fact that he suffered numerous injuries during the Champions Trophy in June.
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Malinga and his wife are expecting a second child in the coming days
Sri Lanka pace maestro Lasith Malinga will miss the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20), where he was supposed to represent the Mumbai Indians, and the national team’s tour of Zimbabwe next month due to personal commitments.
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Compton joined Somerset in 2010
England opening batsman Nick Compton has signed a new three-year deal with Somerset, which has officially ended all the hype and speculation surrounding whether he would move to another county side.
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Asif is determined to revive his international career
Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has announced that he is “following the ICC directives for rehabilitation” after meeting with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for two and a half hours to discuss the details of the 2010 match-fixing scandal he was involved in.
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Botham believes Anderson is one of the key reasons England are 2-0 up in the Ashes
Former England captain Sir Ian Botham has announced that having a pace bowler like James Anderson is nothing short of a captain’s dream after the 30-year-old took ten wickets against Australia during the first Ashes Test in Nottingham and three during the second Test at Lord’s.
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McCullum believes it will take a miracle for Australia to beat England at home
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has wished Australia good luck for their Ashes series just weeks after stating that it is near impossible to beat England at home.
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Compton was disappointed to have missed out on the historic series
Nick Compton’s exclusion from England’s Ashes squad has been met with mixed reviews from both pundits and former players, but Compton’s Somerset team-mate and ex-England opening batsman Marcus Trescothick believes it is only a matter of time before the 30-year-old is back in England colours again.
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Asif will have to serve the remainder of his five-year ban
Disgraced Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif has lost his appeal against the match-fixing charges he was slapped with back in 2011.
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Botham believes Anderson will be key to England’s success in the Ashes
England legend Sir Ian Botham believes pace bowler James Anderson has what it takes to break his record of 383 Test wickets after the 30-year-old recently became the fourth English bowler to surpass the 300 Test wicket mark during the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s.
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Anderson is only the fourth English bowler to take 300 Test wickets
In a rather bold statement, England bowling coach David Saker believes veteran pace bowler James Anderson is the “most skilful fast bowler in the world”, even more so than South African seamer Dale Steyn, who is currently ranked first on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test bowler rankings.
