Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I don’t know if I’m being dropped from the Test series [against Bangladesh]. My role is to play cricket, and I would do that with dignity”
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Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has admitted that he doesn’t know if he will be dropped for the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh.
Mohammad Amir could join the Pakistan team in England soon
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Left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir could join the Pakistan team in England in the near future, according to a report.
Mohammad Amir will play no part in the Twenty20 series against the World XI
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir will miss the three-match Twenty20 series against the World XI as his wife gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday.
“It’s always important to start well and get the monkey off your back in terms of a big score early in your captaincy career”
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Alastair Cook has admitted that he was blown away by the impact Joe Root had in his first Test as captain.
“JP will be the first guy to say he knows he needs to score runs for this team”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has conceded that all-rounder JP Duminy could lose his place in the Test side due to his poor run of form as of late.
England lead 1-0 going into the second Test
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England have opted not to make any changes to their squad for the second Test against South Africa, which begins on Friday in Nottingham.
“We haven’t really discarded a player after one Test match or two or three innings”
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South Africa head coach Russell Domingo has confirmed that Theunis de Bruyn will be selected ahead of uncapped batsman Aiden Markram for the first Test against England.
“Faf’s wife gave birth to their first child last week, but the difficult nature of the delivery has delayed his return to the UK”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been ruled out of the first Test against England at Lord’s as he wants to stay with his wife following the “difficult” birth of their first child.
Philander has recovered from an ankle injury
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South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has been deemed fit for the first Test against England, which gets underway on Thursday at Lord’s.
Elgar will take over as captain if Du Plessis misses the first Test
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis is still unlikely to feature in the first Test against England next week despite his first child having been born.
