Lloyd fuming over CLT20’s decision to ban Narine from bowling

"You want to know if this is being orchestrated because if you lose your main bowler then it puts some pressure on the selectors and the team and so on"

“You want to know if this is being orchestrated because if you lose your main bowler then it puts some pressure on the selectors and the team and so on”

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West Indies chief selector Clive Lloyd has announced that he is fuming and can’t help but question the timing of the Champions League Twenty20’s (CLT20) decision to ban spinner Sunil Narine from bowling.

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Australia will not tone down their aggression, reveals Michael Clarke

"I think we play our cricket hard on the field but I think as Australians we understand and respect there's a line you can't cross"

“I think we play our cricket hard on the field but I think as Australians we understand and respect there’s a line you can’t cross”

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Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he has no intentions of making the national team tone down their aggression following their intense series against England and South Africa, both of which they won.

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Watson likely to replace Doolan or Marsh, says Darren Lehmann

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“As long as he’s bowling overs and he’s fit, we would love to have that extra bowler”

Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has revealed that all-rounder Shane Watson is likely to replace either Alex Doolan or Shaun Marsh, if he is fully fit prior to the start of the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town on March 1.

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‘I just don’t see a way back for’ Trott, admits David Lloyd

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“I’m no expert on his condition (stress-related illness) but I would have thought that he was absolutely at his wits end”

Former England captain David Lloyd has admitted that he simply doesn’t “see a way back for” batsman Jonathan Trott after he pulled out of the Ashes series with a stress-related illness.

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