‘It’s exclusively up to the captain what happens out there’, says Steven Smith

"Everyone who was playing that Test match knew what was going on, knew that I'd made that declaration"

“Everyone who was playing that Test match knew what was going on, knew that I’d made that declaration”

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Australia batsman Steven Smith has rejected claims by legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne that head coach Darren Lehmann was behind the national team’s decision to declare on the final day of the Boxing Day Test against India.

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We are going to struggle without Pollard and Bravo, admits Jason Holder

"Not having them would be a huge loss to any side. But it's beyond our control and we have to accept it and move on"

“Not having them would be a huge loss to any side. But it’s beyond our control and we have to accept it and move on”

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West Indies ODI captain Jason Holder has admitted that his side are going to struggle in the World Cup since they don’t have the services of Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo.

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