Root became an overnight hero after his stellar innings against India
England Test coach Andy Flower has warned the cricketing community not to over-hype the early success of Joe Root after there were increasing calls for the 22-year-old to start opening alongside captain Alastair Cook in Test matches and also mounting speculation over which member of the batting line-up he will replace for the upcoming Champions Trophy in June.
Giles wants England to be at their best for the Champions Trophy
England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has vowed to become more “ruthless” after the national team’s less than impressive 2-1 victories in both the Twenty20 and ODI series against New Zealand.
The Warriors will be Taylor’s fourth IPL team
In a rather shocking move, the Delhi Daredevils have sent New Zealand big-hitter Ross Taylor to the Pune Warriors in exchange for veteran Indian pace bowler Ashish Nehra.
Watson failed to regain his coveted opening spot
Australia batsman Shane Watson, who for the past few months has been adamant about becoming an opener once again, has finally dropped his bid to do so and announced that he is open to settling for a middle order position.
Vaughan sees nothing stopping England from beating Australia twice this year
Former England captain Michael Vaughan, who will forever be remembered for ending the country’s 18-year Ashes drought with a remarkable 2-1 victory over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series, believes that the baggy greens do not stand a chance in the back-to-back Ashes series this year as the England team are extremely strong in all departments and have shown that they are intent on keeping the urn.
Some of Wade’s errors have proved to be extremely costly
Former Australia wicketkeeper Ian Healy has slammed Matthew Wade over his constant blunders behind the stumps during the Test summer and stated that his glovework was in dire need of improvement for the upcoming tour of India and back-to-back Ashes series.
Ganguly cannot understand why Dhoni chooses to come in at number six
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has announced that the national team’s lack of positivity while batting cost them the ODI series against arch-rivals Pakistan.
Smith feels as if his side have created an unbreakable bond between each other
South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes that his team have all become one big happy family after having a successful Test series against juggernauts England and Australia, where they accomplished their ultimate goal of establishing the country as the number one Test team in international cricket.
