Shahid Afridi believes a five-Test series between India and Pakistan will be bigger than the Ashes
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi firmly believes that if India and Pakistan were to play a five-Test series, it would overtake the Ashes as the most fierce rivalry in cricket.
Joe Root: “I’m sure he will have to accustom himself to what might be a slightly hostile environment from the English public”
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England Test captain Joe Root has admitted that Australia opener David Warner could be targeted by English fans if he is picked for next year’s Ashes series.
Cricket Australia spokesman: “Moeen elected not to progress the matter any further”
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Cricket Australia have taken no action against any Australian player as their investigation into England all-rounder Moeen Ali’s claims of being racially abused came to an end.
Justin Langer: “there’s no reason they shouldn’t be welcomed back in to help us win the World Cup and help us win the Ashes next summer”
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Australia head coach Justin Langer firmly believes that former captain Steve Smith, ex-vice captain David Warner and opening batsman Cameron Bancroft can play instrumental roles in leading the national team to World Cup and Ashes glory next year.
Moeen Ali: “There were other players in the team who wanted to take it further but he talked them into not taking it any further”
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England head coach Trevor Bayliss has revealed that all-rounder Moeen Ali stopped his teammates from lodging a complaint after he was allegedly called “Osama” by an Australian player.
Cricket Australia will launch a probe into the racial abuse claims made by Moeen Ali
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Cricket Australia has announced that they will launch an investigation into England all-rounder Moeen Ali’s claims that an Australian player called him “Osama” during the 2015 Ashes series.
Moeen Ali: “An Australian player had turned to me on the field and said, ‘Take that, Osama.’ I could not believe what I had heard”
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali has revealed that an Australian player, who he refused to name, racially abused him during the 2015 Ashes series.
Moeen Ali: “They are the only team I’ve played against my whole life that I’ve actually disliked”
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England all-rounder has revealed that he dislikes playing against Australia due to their lack of respect and abusive behaviour.
Alastair Cook: “It was the toughest time of my career and there’s no doubt that it affected my batting”
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England opener Alastair Cook has admitted that the Kevin Pietersen saga “was the toughest time of my career”.
Alastair Cook: “There were a few tears but I managed to hold it together”
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England opener Alastair Cook has admitted that he shed a few tears when informing his teammates that he would be retiring from international cricket.
