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“We’ve underperformed badly”
England team director Andy Flower has admitted that the national team’s 5-0 whitewashing in the Ashes series felt “like the end of an era” and ended the “chance of some sort of renewal for the England cricket team”.
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“Mitch’s spells certainly match the greats I’ve seen, if not better”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has “bowled a couple of spells through this series that are without [a] doubt as good a spell as I’ve ever seen in my career”.
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Australia regained the Ashes for the first time in five years
Australia completed their 5-0 whitewashing of England with a convincing 281-run win on the third day of the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground to regain the Ashes for the first time in five years.
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Khan welcomes the increase in expectations and pressure
Pakistan seamer Junaid Khan has announced that he feels extremely honoured to have been given the opportunity to lead the national team’s pace attack during the Champions Trophy after regular fast bowler Umar Gul was ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury.
Kartik was sold to Bangalore for US$400,000
The Royal Challengers Bangalore have acquired former India spinner Murali Kartik from the Pune Warriors after they recently released him from their roster.
Ahmed is the most experienced out of all five bowlers
In a bid to win this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) the Chennai Super Kings have bolstered their bowling department by signing five uncapped Indian bowlers.
