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“While both these players were signed before I started at the Sydney Thunder, these were well-intentioned decisions that have not proven to be successful”
Sydney Thunder general manager Nick Cummins has admitted that signing Australia captain Michael Clarke and opening batsman David Warner has indirectly contributed to the franchise’s poor record this season.
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Australia dominated arch-rivals England to take a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series
Victory probably never tasted sweeter for Australia as left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson helped his side draw first blood in the Ashes series with a five-wicket haul, which gave the baggy greens a convincing 381-run win over arch-rivals England in Brisbane.
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“We’ve set a goal for ourselves to try and get to number one by the time the tournament starts”
South Africa Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has announced that the Proteas are aiming to be the number one ranked Twenty20 team prior to the start of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh in March 2014.
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“They know their game so well, know how to prepare well, they’ve played here before and had success here”
Legendary Australia batsman Michael Hussey has announced that England will not be too worried if their ongoing four-day warm-up match against Australia A gets rained out since they are not in the business of panicking.
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“In their own conditions, India are surely a formidable opposition”
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum believes India are definitely the favourites in their limited overs home series against Australia, which will feature seven ODIs and a one-off Twenty20 International.
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Pakistan whitewashed the West Indies 2-0
Pakistan batting duo Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad helped their side secure a series whitewash against the West Indies as they both recorded scores in the forties to give Pakistan an 11-run win in St Vincent.
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Sangakkara single-handedly knocked out South Africa
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara stole the show during this match and looked to be in formidable touch as he recorded a career-best 169 runs against South Africa to hand Sri Lanka a crushing 180-run victory and a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
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Qasim’s last job was to pick the squad for Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman of selectors Iqbal Qasim has announced that he will not renew his contract and will step down from the position once his current contract expires.
Ul-Haq will no longer be Pakistan’s batting consultant
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have decided to end Inzamam-ul-Haq’s tenure as a batting consultant and announced that he will not be travelling to South Africa, where the national team are currently 1-0 down in the ongoing Test series.
Nash believes NZC need to get their act together right away
Former New Zealand captain and all-rounder Dion Nash has announced that he believes New Zealand Cricket (NZC) are in more disarray than the national team.
