Ponting will captain Surrey in Smith’s absence
Surrey may have considered themselves lucky after South African captain Graeme Smith agreed to sign a three-year deal with the club, but they may now be seen as real contenders to win the county league this year after reaching an agreement with former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting.
Di Venuto will be looking to cut down the number of mistakes the Australian batsmen make against the Indian spinners
Former Australia ODI batsman Michael Di Venuto, who is considered to be one of the greatest international players to play in the English county league, has been named as the country’s new batting coach.
Singh noted that India are looking for revenge after being whitewashed by Australia last year
Having decimated Australia in the First Test in Chennai by eight wickets, India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is confident the national team can go on to whitewash the Australians 4-0 after the tourists did the very same thing in front of their own fans at the beginning of 2012.
Root is well on his way to becoming England’s next superstar
England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has announced that he is astounded by the sheer amount of success 22-year-old batsman Joe Root has had this early on in his international career.
Johnson had no idea that some of the Sussex players were approached by a bookie
England county side Kent have announced that they had no idea some of the Sussex players were approached by a bookie in the lead up to their highly anticipated CB40 match in 2011.
Watson believes Haddin and Starc both have the credentials to play in the first Test
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has announced that he believes veteran wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and young pace bowler Mitchell Starc will both be included in the Test squad for the first Test against South Africa on November 9 in Brisbane.
