David Gower: “Babar Azam is one of the best. But what happens is that at some stage the luck goes against you. It will change”
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Legendary England batsman David Gower believes luck is simply going against Babar Azam at the moment, but remains confident that the Pakistan star’s fortunes will change soon.
Nasser Hussain: “In terms of being easy on the eye, Saeed Anwar had an elegance and grace through the off-side”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has revealed that he would pay money to watch legendary Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar.
“If you have the leader under pressure always go for him”
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Former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri has called on the national team to “go for” England captain Alastair Cook during their upcoming five-Test series, which gets underway on July 9 in Nottingham.
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“I think the challenge will be less for the English this time because they have guys who have been here before and the nucleus of the team have had success here before”
Brisbane groundsman Kevin Mitchell jr has announced that the pitch at the Gabba may suit England more than it does Australia.
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“England have become a strong side under Alastair Cook and they know how to win Test matches”
Legendary England captain David Gower is confident the national team will break their 25-year losing streak at the Gabba and hand Australia their first loss in Brisbane since November 1988.
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“He is a good player and a tough individual but the best thing for him to do would be to take a leaf out of David Warner’s book and just play with it”
Former England captain David Gower believes pace bowler Stuart Broad has a chance to win the hearts of the Australian fans when the national team travel to the Land Down Under in November if he follows the lead of Australia’s opening batsman David Warner.
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The Champions Trophy was Gower’s “favourite 50-over competition”
Former England captain David Gower has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) not to abandon the Champions Trophy as he remains unconvinced “by the plans for a World Test Championship”.
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Gower believes Australia are going to struggle without Ponting and Hussey
Former England captain David Gower has slammed Australia for their recent behaviour on and off the pitch, calling them a country with no morals and accusing the national team of having an “animal mentality”.
Cook thanked his team for their all-round contribution
England captain Alastair Cook has announced that breaking the national team’s 28-year losing streak in India was “on par” with winning the Ashes against arch-rivals Australia.
Cook believes he can have a great future as England captain with Flower by his side
England Test captain Alastair Cook is looking to make a major impact during his maiden series as captain and believes that he has the ability to do so with the backing of head coach Andy Flower.
