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“I’m not surprised at all”
Legendary Australia captain Steve Waugh has announced that he believes the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) made the right decision to terminate batsman Kevin Pietersen’s central contract.
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“I always felt that I was needing KP in the side”
Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood, who will be the national team’s assistant coach for their tour of the West Indies and World Twenty20, has admitted that he wouldn’t have won the 2010 World Twenty20 “if it wasn’t for KP [Kevin Pietersen]”.
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“I will continue to play but deeply regret that it won’t be for England”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen’s international career is effectively over after he was not selected for the national team’s upcoming limited overs tour of the West Indies and the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh next month.
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“It’s enjoyable, there’s no doubt about it”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that the “most pleasing” thing about the ongoing Ashes series besides being 2-0 up is the fact that his side are “finally getting the results” they want after months of failures and controversies.
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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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“I now know you can’t take anything for granted”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has admitted that “having a kick up the backside is what I really needed” after he was involved in numerous controversies over the past couple of months.
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“I let them down in the Champions Trophy, and not getting selected in the first two Tests was massive for us”
Australia opening batsman David Warner is determined “to keep working hard” in order to “maintain that respect from the boys” after conceding that he had “let them down in the Champions Trophy”.
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“If Cricket Australia want me to be captain, that’s the way I’ll play”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he would rather be fired than change his “extremely positive” captaincy style since “this is the way I’ve been brought up to play”.
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Usman Khawaja’s dismissal during the recent Ashes series stirred up a lot of controversy about the DRS
Weeks after it was confirmed that the Hot Spot technology would not be used during the upcoming Ashes series, recent rumours and speculation have suggested that it could possibly make a comeback.
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“He says he’s ready to go again and we will have to work well with him on tour”
England captain Alastair Cook has announced that he will be keeping a close eye on left-arm spinner Monty Panesar during the Ashes series as he has been involved in numerous controversies over the past couple of months.
