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“If I didn’t feel like I was ready then I would be taking a long hard look at myself”
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has a burning ambition to makes his Ashes debut during the second Test in Adelaide, but he knows that he will have to impress the entire team and support staff during the two-day warm-up match against the Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI in Alice Springs if he is to even be considered for selection.
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“The boys are all extremely excited, there’s been a lot of talk since we’ve returned home from England about this series and I think all the boys are looking forward to finally getting out there tomorrow”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has acknowledged that the upcoming Ashes series will be “a tough battle” as England are just as determined as the baggy greens to win the Ashes.
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“[Rankin] gives us that option, he obviously hasn’t played a Test match or been around the Test match environment before, so interesting to see how he goes”
With pace bowler Tim Bresnan highly unlikely to be fit in time for the first Ashes Test against Australia on November 21 in Brisbane, Steven Finn, Chris Tremlett and Boyd Rankin will have to battle against each other for the final bowling spot available on the national team roster.
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“Papua New Guinea is a cricket-mad nation and our team has historically always looked up to West Indies cricketers”
West Indies ODI captain Dwayne Bravo has signed an agreement to be a development mentor and ambassador to Cricket Papua New Guinea.
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England’s celebration carried on late into the night
With the crowd cheering and the champagne bottles popping, England had once again asserted themselves as the dominant side in their battle against Australia for the coveted Ashes urn.
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Singh is confident he will represent India in the near future
India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has revealed that “the inspiration to make a comeback” and represent his country once again made him return to international cricket after triumphing over his battle with lung cancer last year.
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Panesar married his wife three years ago
England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar’s marriage to Gursharan Rattan, who is a pharmacist, has come to an end after a secretive, but hostile, divorce battle.
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Barnwell’s two wickets in the final over sealed the deal for Guyana
The Guyana Amazon Warriors sneaked past the Jamaica Tallawahs by five runs in a tense battle thanks to a brilliant batting performance from New Zealand duo Martin Guptill and James Franklin.
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Cowan will not give up his beloved opening spot without a fight
Australia opening batsman Ed Cowan is currently facing one of the toughest periods in his life, whereby his opening spot is now in danger of being taken over and his place in the Test side is in doubt as well due to his failures with the bat.
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Harris has vowed not to let his injury get the better of him
Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris has had his share of bad luck over the past year, but the 33-year-old has sent a warning message to England ahead of their highly anticipated Ashes encounter, which gets underway in just four days.
