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“From our end it’s going to take us time to get it exactly where we want it”
Damien Hough, who is the Adelaide Oval curator, has announced that he and his groundstaff are simply “trying to produce a typical Adelaide Oval pitch”, whereby it will be a batsman’s dream and spin later on into the match.
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“From my point of view, Andy looks after his side and I look after my side, that’s what you do in the game of cricket”
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has denied rumours of being interested in hosting a meeting with his English counterpart, Andy Flower, over determining the boundaries for sledging for the rest of the Ashes series.
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“If he can’t get them out, he’s going to knock them out”
Former England pace bowler Stephen Harmison has announced that the national team stand a great chance of limiting Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson’s effectiveness throughout the upcoming Ashes series if they “prey” on his “fragile” state.
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Security around Broad and his team-mates will be dramatically increased
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that they will be bolstering security when the national team travel to Australia in November due to fears for the players safety after Australia coach Darren Lehmann told the public to “get stuck into” pace bowler Stuart Broad for his “blatant cheating” in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
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Clarke and Cook have clashing ideologies when it comes to giving their team the upper hand
Australia captain Michael Clarke has given his assurances that none of the pitches in the country will be doctored to give the national team an advantage when England travel to the land down under for the second leg of the Ashes series in November.
McCullum believes Cook is well on his way to becoming a legend of the game
England captain Alastair Cook has received high praise from New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, who noted that his English counterpart was on the path to immortalising himself as one of the greatest Test cricketers the world has ever seen.