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“We wanted to develop enough intelligence on all the England players”
Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that the he and Test captain Michael Clarke had decided to “push England really hard” when playing the Ashes in their backyard, but “wanted to win” when the second leg of the series was played in Australia.
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“It’s all about the basics, going back and going forward”
Veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, along with a trio of former captains, which include Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and GR Viswanath, have all exposed their secrets of how players can bridge the gap between domestic and international cricket.
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Watson averages 43.06 as an opener
Former Australia opening batsman Mark Taylor has called on Cricket Australia to restore all-rounder Shane Watson to his usual opening spot ahead of the Ashes against England next month.
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Anderson is only the fourth English bowler to take 300 Test wickets
In a rather bold statement, England bowling coach David Saker believes veteran pace bowler James Anderson is the “most skilful fast bowler in the world”, even more so than South African seamer Dale Steyn, who is currently ranked first on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test bowler rankings.
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Khan welcomes the increase in expectations and pressure
Pakistan seamer Junaid Khan has announced that he feels extremely honoured to have been given the opportunity to lead the national team’s pace attack during the Champions Trophy after regular fast bowler Umar Gul was ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury.
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The ACB will use the funds to upgrade their National Cricket Academy
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that they will be giving the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) $422,000 through its Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP) in order for them to improve the standards of cricket and cricketing facilities in the war-torn country.
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Australia have widely been regarded as the underdogs heading into this year’s Ashes series
Australia national selector John Buchanan has admitted that England hold the edge going into the first leg of the back-to-back Ashes series later on this year since the national team has been deeply scarred by the numerous controversies they have been involved in lately.
Ranatunga is committed to helping revive international cricket in Pakistan
Even after watching his country’s national team come under attack by armed militants in March 2009, former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has announced that he is ready to do anything to help bring international cricket back to Pakistan.
Taylor has responded well since making his comeback
Former New Zealand all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee has become the latest cricketer to voice his remarks about the recent captaincy dispute involving Ross Taylor, head coach Mike Hesson and New Zealand Cricket (NZC), saying that he believes Taylor’s return to the national side after taking a prolonged break would have been one of the hardest things he has had to have faced in his international career.
Tendulkar’s dedication and hard work has made him into the man he is today
Iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the most respected cricketer in the history of the game, but in a humble and selfless move, the ‘Little Master’ has shared his secrets to earning the respect of the entire cricketing community.
