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“I wouldn’t put him in the top five keepers in England”
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has admitted that just the thought of Jonny Bairstow wicketkeeping in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane worries him immensely.
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“Everyone will be 100 per cent ready for Brisbane”
England batsman Ian Bell has announced that come rain or shine, the national team will be ready for the first Ashes Test against arch-rivals Australia on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“Matt’s got himself in fantastic condition for this tour and he’s been very good with his rehab, so I’ve got every faith he’ll be fully fit for Brisbane”
England vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matt Prior is unlikely to play the first Ashes Test in Brisbane after suffering a left calf tear during a warm-up match against Australia A in Hobart.
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“Even though they’re two of the older guys, they’re two of the guys who keep themselves in the best nick so they’ll bounce back in no time”
England pace bowler James Anderson and off-spinner Graeme Swann have both announced that they are confident vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matt Prior and flamboyant batsman Kevin Pietersen will be fit in time for the first Ashes Test, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“I’m so thrilled because I know what he has been though…and I’m very proud of him”
Former England and Surrey pace bowler Alex Tudor has revealed that no one truly understands the struggles Michael Carberry has had to endure to get to where he is today.
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“He’s had a couple of these injections before, and they’ve been successful”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has given the national team a major scare ahead of the Ashes series, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane, after he suffered a recurrence of his knee injury.
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There is still no word on how serious Prior’s injury is
England vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matt Prior is in a race against time to be fully fit for the first Ashes Test, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane, after suffering a “tight left calf”.
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“They know their game so well, know how to prepare well, they’ve played here before and had success here”
Legendary Australia batsman Michael Hussey has announced that England will not be too worried if their ongoing four-day warm-up match against Australia A gets rained out since they are not in the business of panicking.
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“I think you can start pencilling his name into the starting team-sheet”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that he truly believes this is the beginning of something special for batsman Michael Carberry, who scored an unbeaten 153 against Australia A just yesterday.
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“I’m certainly expecting it to be a lot closer”
Former England batsman Graeme Hick, who was recently appointed as the high performance coach at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane, has issued a stern warning to England, stating that Australia will give them “more of a challenge” in the upcoming Ashes series after being thrashed 3-0 in August.
