“He’s (Lloyd) helped me the last six to 12 months about getting into the right frame of mind to prepare for a game”
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Australia opener David Warner has revealed that he spoke to team psychologist Michael Lloyd about the “brain snaps” that have occurred throughout his career.
“The players believe he is the best guy to be their leader in this department”
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South Africa all-rounder Jean Paul (JP) Duminy has been elected as the president of the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA).
“I must reiterate we were very serious about the boycott”
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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that the national team almost abandoned their tour of Australia in 2007-08 after spinner Harbhajan Singh was banned for three games by match referee Mike Procter.
Zimbabwe beat Australia for the first time in 31 years
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that the national team ought to be extremely embarrassed after they were beaten by Zimbabwe for the first time in 31 years.
Narine was dropped for the Test series against New Zealand for choosing to play in the IPL final
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Two West Indian players have chosen to play in the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) instead of representing their country in the Test series against Bangladesh, which gets underway on September 5 in St Vincent.
“He is strong willed and can lead by example in the mega event”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has announced that he believes Shahid Afridi is the best candidate to captain the national team during the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
“The tragedy of Indian cricket is that a lot of the Test defeats are swept under the carpet”
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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has announced that “some firm decisions have to be taken” after the national team crashed and burned to a 3-1 defeat in the recently concluded five-Test series against England.
“We will not hesitate to chop dead wood and we will not hesitate to unleash raw genuine talent if experience fails us”
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Zimbabwe head coach Stephen Mangongo has announced that he is ready to drop senior players if they fail to perform during matches.
“I believe the decision, especially now that I look back, was the best decision for Australian cricket”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he doesn’t have any regrets over the decisions he made during his side’s disastrous tour of India last year.
“Certainly some people have more influence than others and more authority”
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has revealed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) indulged in “gamesmanship” and were “in the driving seat” during the controversial restructuring of the global cricketing body.
