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McLaren and Parnell are likely to play a crucial role in the series
South Africa all-rounder Ryan McLaren and left-arm pace bowler Wayne Parnell have both been included in the Test squad for the upcoming three-Test series against Australia, which gets underway on February 12 in Centurion.
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“I’m enjoying the job and I’m enjoying the challenge”
After having taken one step closer to being whitewashed 5-0 today, England captain Alastair Cook has announced that he is intent on carrying on as the leader of the national team.
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“To play an Ashes then another Ashes, and for us being away from home, it’s a tough gig”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has hinted that poor scheduling is the reason why the national team lost the Ashes for the first time in five years.
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De Kock and Amla guided South Africa to an impressive 134-run win
South Africa’s opening duo of Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock both scored centuries as the Proteas dominated India for a second consecutive game, demolishing them by 134 runs in Durban to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
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“Sachin, Sachin will reverberate in my ears till I stop breathing”
The end of a 24-year legacy has dawned upon the cricketing world as Sachin Tendulkar received a fitting farewell in his 200th and final Test match in his hometown of Mumbai as India decimated the West Indies by an innings and 126 runs.
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The Wankhede stadium gave Tendulkar a standing ovation for perhaps the last time in his illustrious 24-year career
India veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar registered 74 runs in what could be his last ever international innings before the country’s future stars came out and had a chance to shine against the West Indies on the second day of the second Test in Mumbai.
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“I have one year left on my contract and I would have thought that would be it after that”
Former England all-rounder and current Durham captain Paul Collingwood has hinted that he may retire from all forms of cricket when his contract with the county expires at the end of next season.
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“I just backed myself and played my strokes and it’s good to see the boys, all of us, gelling together and playing so well.”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has admitted to having a “tough trot” in the past couple of months, but the flamboyant big-hitter added that he was “happy to score runs for NSW [New South Wales]” after smashing back-to-back centuries for them in the ongoing Ryobi Cup.
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“We are preparing for every scenario”
New Zealand opening batsman Peter Fulton, who scored back-to-back half-centuries during the first Test against Bangladesh, has revealed that the pitch in Mirpur “may turn more than it did in Chittagong”.
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Tendulkar is hoping Dhoni can pull off back-to-back World Cup triumphs
Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has announced that he believes “India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka” are favourites to win the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
