Arthur admitted that Ponting and Hussey would have been instrumental during this year’s Ashes series
Australia head coach Mickey Arthur has come to the defence of the national team after their humiliating 4-0 whitewash against the Indians, stating that this is definitely not an indication of things to come for the back-to-back Ashes series.
Clarke is still amazed at how Tendulkar has continued to excel throughout his 23 years in the game
With Australia already having lost their Test series against India and being on the brink of a 4-0 whitewashing, captain Michael Clarke has admitted that veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s longevity has never ceased to amaze him.
Hafeez and ul-Haq are confident that the PSL will become extremely successful and popular
Pakistan batting duo Mohammad Hafeez and Misbah-ul-Haq believe that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will bring international cricket back to the country’s shores and instill confidence in the cricketing community that the war-torn nation is safe to tour once again.
Katich is impressed at how quickly Marsh has managed to turn his career around
Former Australia batsman Simon Katich has announced that he is extremely impressed with Shaun Marsh’s attitude and dedication to regaining his spot on the national roster after having a turbulent year with many ups and downs.
Arnold believes Australia cannot completely rely on Lyon to take all of the wickets
Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Russell Arnold believes that the Australian team are going to be in for a rude awakening during their tour of India since they are nowhere near good enough to excel in the subcontinent conditions.
Ganguly believes people are judging Dhoni too quickly
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has voiced his support for current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, stating that he has to stay strong by not listening to any of the criticism that comes his way and instead direct his focus towards leading the national team through their transitional phase.
A bright light has finally broken through Haddin’s year of dark skies
Australia veteran wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is expected to fill the void left behind after the retirement of batting duo Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey when the national team start preparing for their back-to-back Ashes series against arch-rivals England.
Warne has warned Cricket Australia about the dangers of sending rookies to India
Former Australia ‘spin king’ Shane Warne has urged captain Michael Clarke and the rest of the selectors to pick experienced spinners over rookies when the national team tour India later this month.
Akram believes this series will come down to the wire
Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Wasim Akram is confident that his former team-mate and current England spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed will be a reliable source for the national team to find out about the conditions in India.
Botha wants to see what the Australians are really made of throughout the last two Test matches
Former South Africa spin bowler Johan Botha has called on Australia to put their trash talking plans into action over the last two Test matches against the Proteas if they don’t want to end up looking like “losers”.
