“The north and east are areas we have identified that can produce a lot of cricketers”
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that they will be installing four new turf pitches in former conflict-affected areas in the north and east of the country.
“We’ve got to get the balance right in our side”
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England head coach Peter Moores has announced that “we have to find the right people” prior to the start of the 2015 World Cup, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand.
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“There will [be] no better or stiffer test of our skills than against India”
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn has admitted that the Proteas will have to find out India’s weakness the hard way in their upcoming series since they are not “intimidated by the short ball”.
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“I don’t believe my position is untenable”
Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat has announced that he has “nothing to fear” since he can make a difference in other areas of the board if he were to lose his current position.
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“It’s the first step in what’s going to be a pretty extensive process”
More than a hundred Australian players have voiced their concerns to Cricket Australia about ways to cease the declining level of competitive cricket in the country.
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Clarke admitted that his back was still “quite stiff and sore”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that he “would certainly like to go” to India, but added that his priority remains getting fully fit by the time the Ashes start on November 21 after his chronic back injury resurfaced once again.
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Rampaul and Barath are looking to excel during the CLT20
West Indies pace bowler Ravi Rampaul and opening batsman Adrian Barath are both working towards making their international return and hope their performances for Trinidad and Tobago in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) will convince the national selectors to include them in the squad for the national team’s tour of New Zealand in December.
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Boycott believes match-fixing will plummet if the Indian government were to legalise betting
The Indian Premier League (IPL) match-fixing scandal has taken the entire cricketing world by surprise, but former England captain Geoffrey Boycott believes the only way to ensure another serious event like this never occurs again is to legalise betting in India.
New Zealand have steadily slipped down the rankings over the past year
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that New Zealand will be the latest beneficiary of their Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP) and will receive a total of US$1.8 million over the next three years.
Healy and Wade sorted out their differences
Former Australia player Ian Healy and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade have put their differences aside after Healy heavily criticised Wade’s glovework during the Test series against South Africa and Sri Lanka.
