“I’m delighted to be returning to Irish cricket”
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Pace bowler Boyd Rankin has confirmed that he will start representing Ireland again after his tenure as an England player did not go according to plan.
“It is a wee bit irritating to think where we could be if Eoin and Boyd were available”
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Ireland chief selector Alan Lewis has admitted that it was “a wee bit irritating” to see Eoin Morgan leave the country in order to play for England.
The national selectors have invested their faith in Cook
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Despite his poor run of form with the bat, Alastair Cook has been confirmed as England’s captain for the 2015 World Cup, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand.
Trott enjoyed a lot of success during the recently concluded county season
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Jonathan Trott has taken one step closer to making his international return after he was included in the England Lions squad that will tour South Africa this winter.
“All is not lost in the hope to see him playing for Ireland in the World Cup”
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Just a day after England pace bowler Boyd Rankin revealed that he considered quitting cricket following his chastening Test debut against Australia, Cricket Ireland have announced that they would welcome back the lanky seamer with open arms.
“I did feel I let myself and the rest of the team down”
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England pace bowler Boyd Rankin has admitted that he considered quitting cricket after his humiliating Test debut during the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney.
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Faulkner walloped five sixes during his unbeaten knock of 69
Australia batsman James Faulkner smashed an unbeaten half-century to lead the baggy greens to a stunning one-wicket win over England in Brisbane.
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“There was no discussion about leaving Kevin out”
Despite all the ongoing controversy between Kevin Pietersen and England team director Andy Flower, limited overs coach Ashley Giles has announced that the South African-born batsman is a “million pound asset”.
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“I suppose it was down to nerves and tension”
England pace bowler Boyd Rankin has admitted that his “nerves” got the better of him during his Test debut, which came in the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney.
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Australia regained the Ashes for the first time in five years
Australia completed their 5-0 whitewashing of England with a convincing 281-run win on the third day of the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground to regain the Ashes for the first time in five years.
