The tour of India was by far the lowest point in my international career, admits Shane Watson

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Watson admitted the ‘homework-gate’ controversy could have been avoided

Australia batsman Shane Watson has admitted that the lowest point of his international career came during the national team’s recent four-Test tour of India, where they were shown no mercy by being whitewashed 4-0.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: England have to ensure that they do not go into the Ashes campaign looking to mimic what happened in 2010-2011, says Jonathan Trott

Trott does not want the Ashes series to be about humiliation and degradation

The Ashes has long been known as one of the, or arguably, the most intense rivalry in cricketing history, however, with a back-to-back Ashes series set to take place this year, England batsman Jonathan Trott has warned his team-mates not to focus on trying to mimic the 3-1 thrashing they handed the Australians in 2010-2011 and instead divert their attention towards simply retaining the Ashes for a record third time in a row.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Mickey Arthur lashes out at rotation policy critics

Arthur is sick and tired of all the abuse targeted towards the rotation policy

Australia’s newly implemented rotation policy is no stranger to criticism, but coach Mickey Arthur seems to have had enough and launched a scathing attack against all the critics, stating that they only know how to berate everything without having full knowledge of the reasoning behind it.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: We are still inspired by beating Australia four years ago, says Graeme Smith

Smith is still inspired at how he managed to face up to the Australians with a broken finger in 2008

South Africa captain Graeme Smith has announced that the national team are still inspired by their 2-1 victory in 2008 against Australia in front of their home fans ahead of the upcoming three-Test series, which will see the Proteas’ world number one Test team ranking up for grabs.

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