De Villiers was fined 20 per cent of his match fee
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South Africa captain AB de Villiers was docked 20 per cent of his match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during the first ODI against England at Headingley on Wednesday.
“Speaking to some of the Aussie players I said ‘you might lick your lips at some of the bowling because Anderson and Broad can’t play five Test matches'”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that Australia will be “licking their lips” if the pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad are unable to stay fit throughout the upcoming Ashes series later this year.
“I am now determined to come back more than ever”
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Umar Akmal has apologised to all those that have supported him after he was axed from Pakistan’s Champions Trophy squad.
Maxwell was cleared of any serious injury
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was struck on the head while batting in the nets during a training session at Lord’s on Wednesday.
“We will continue to work with authorities over the coming hours and days and review our security in line with the threat levels”
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) have confirmed that they will be reviewing security measures for the Champions Trophy and Women’s World Cup following the terrorist attack in Manchester on Monday night.
“It’s great to have us all here together and bowling well”
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Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood has said that he is excited about the prospect of bowling alongside fellow seamers Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and James Pattinson at the Champions Trophy next month.
“If he continues to develop at the same rate in all formats he could become the complete bowler for South Africa”
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Former South Africa pace bowler Shaun Pollock is confident that seamer Kagiso Rabada will have a strong showing during South Africa’s tour of England and the Champions Trophy.
“I’m sure that won’t happen”
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann is confident that the players won’t go as far as boycotting the highly-anticipated Ashes series against England later this year.
“We are hopeful he will be ready some time during the home series”
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South Africa team manager Mohammed Moosajee has said that there is no date being specifically targeted for pace bowler Dale Steyn’s comeback.
“Strike action should be avoided at all costs”
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Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Ian Healy has called on the country’s players to avoid striking at all costs as the pay dispute between the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) and Cricket Australia wages on.
