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“A lot of opportunities are presenting themselves at the moment and the guys who take them will find themselves on the team sheet”
England pace bowler Chris Jordan has announced that he is determined to become a regular face in the ODI squad and believes there is no better opportunity to prove his worth than in the ongoing ODI series against Australia.
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“It’s another good opportunity for me to play well and try to cement my place in the team”
Australia opening batsman Shaun Marsh has announced that he is “pretty flexible” with where he bats since he believes he can have the same impact at the top or lower down the order.
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“He just tried to instill the belief in me and made sure I believed I was a good player”
Australia have included uncapped Tasmania batsman Alex Doolan in the Test team for the fifth and final Test in Sydney as a replacement for all-rounder Shane Watson, should he not recover from his groin injury in time for the start of the match, which gets underway on January 3.
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“I have to try and make the most of the opportunity”
England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar has announced that the national team have to “put in a very good performance” during the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne if they are to have any chance of avoiding a 5-0 series whitewash.
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“I’m starting to learn about my body and know when something is bad”
Uncapped Otago all-rounder James Neesham has been put on stand-by for the third Test against the West Indies in Hamilton after fellow all-rounder Corey Anderson sustained a shin injury during the second Test.
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“I assure you that both Sehwag and Zaheer are not yet finished”
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has announced that he believes opening batsman Virender Sehwag and veteran left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan “must immediately be brought back into the Test side”.
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“I want to put my hand up and be that all-rounder in that squad”
New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson, who registered his maiden Test century against Bangladesh today, has admitted that it was “satisfying” to have scored it in only his second Test match.
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“It was difficult to come to India and not play some years ago but I watched carefully and learned from the sidelines”
West Indies spinner Shane Shillingford has announced that he believes he can give legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar and the rest of his team-mates “a run for their money” when the men from the Caribbean tour the subcontinent nation next month.
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Devcich recently scored his maiden first-class century against India A
Uncapped Northern Districts opening batsman Anton Devcich has finally been given his big break as he was included in New Zealand’s limited overs squad for their tour of Bangladesh, which gets underway in a few days.
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Smith and Steyn will both play a crucial role in helping South Africa keep hold of their number one Test team ranking
South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith and pace demon Dale Steyn are set to make their highly-anticipated international comebacks in the Proteas’ upcoming tour of the United Arab Emirates, where they will play Pakistan, later this month.
