“It would be much nicer if they were saying nice things about me”
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England captain Alastair Cook has announced that he is fully focused on regaining his form and trying to win the third Test against India in Southampton.
“I have always stayed away from taking the leadership role but now that we have lost two core members I think it is a good time for me, if appointed, to add value to the team”
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South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced that he is ready to step up and take more responsibility following the retirements of captain Graeme Smith and veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis.
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“I’m proud of my involvement with England cricket”
Andy Flower has announced that he will continue on as England’s team director even after they were whitewashed 5-0 in the recently concluded Ashes series.
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“We wanted to develop enough intelligence on all the England players”
Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that the he and Test captain Michael Clarke had decided to “push England really hard” when playing the Ashes in their backyard, but “wanted to win” when the second leg of the series was played in Australia.
Morkel has relentlessly worked on breaking this habit
South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has revealed that bowling no-balls on a consistent basis has become too bitter of pill to swallow and stated that he is working extremely hard on trying to abolish it from his game.
Collier hopes that his apology resolved any remaining bad blood between the two boards
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive David Collier has issued an apology to Cricket South Africa (CSA) after stating that South African players “provoked” batsman Kevin Pietersen into sending derogatory text messages about former Test captain Andrew Strauss.
