Senanayake’s Mankading of Buttler will ‘spice’ up the Test series, says Alastair Cook

"It's just important you let your cricket do the talking as well"

“It’s just important you let your cricket do the talking as well”

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England captain Alastair Cook has admitted that Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake’s decision to Mankad England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler during the fifth ODI at Edgbaston will “spice” up the upcoming Test series.

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‘I’m pretty glad’ Pietersen is not around any more, says Peter Siddle

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“I always loved bowling against him”

While many pundits and former players have expressed their anger and frustration towards the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for terminating batsman Kevin Pietersen’s central contract, Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle has admitted that he is “pretty glad” the South African-born batsman is not around any more.

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‘A strong India with a vibrant commercial structure is good for world cricket’, says Narayanaswami Srinivasan

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“The BCCI is quite happy to be involved with the leadership of cricket”

The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Narayanaswami Srinivasan, has announced that he believes “a strong India with a vibrant commercial structure is good for world cricket”.

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Michael Clarke seemed to be living ‘in a different world to the rest of us’, reveals Ricky Ponting

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“We wondered if he’d lost a little of his sense of team”

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that he had a lot of doubts about his successor Michael Clarke as he seemed to be living “in a different world to the rest of us” at times.

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