“I’ve decided to call time on what has been a wonderful career in the green of Ireland”
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Ireland all-rounder John Mooney has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect.
“I was under direct orders from Chris Cairns to get involved in fixing”
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Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent told Southwark Crown Court in London that he was “under direct orders from Chris Cairns to get involved in fixing”.
“The PCT spoke to the England team management and acknowledges that the game ended incorrectly and that an error was made”
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has admitted that the umpires made an error during the James Anderson run out incident.
“This decision is a critical step forward to the ICC’s aim of having more competitive teams in international cricket”
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Ireland and Afghanistan have the chance to gain direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup since both nations have been added to the ODI rankings table.
“I repeat that each and every allegation against me, that I have cheated at cricket or attempted to induce others to cheat at cricket, is false”
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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has lashed out at his accusers once again, insisting that he is not the mysterious ‘Player X’ being talked about in the ongoing match-fixing investigation.
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“It’s getting to the stage where it’s catching a lot more and clicking a lot more, there’s all those fragments in there that are giving me the s***s”
Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris has admitted that his knee problems have had a direct impact on his self-confidence in the ongoing Test series against South Africa.
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“Hughesy was in pretty good form in the trial game the other day but Shaun was picked on the original tour”
Australia wicketkeeper and vice-captain Brad Haddin has revealed that batsman Shaun Marsh is likely to get picked over Phillip Hughes for the first Test against South Africa in Centurion since he was part of the original squad.
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“The position we got to, we’d have liked to win the game and be part of the best Test match ever”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has revealed that he knew right from the get go that his match-saving innings of 134 in the first Test against India in Johannesburg would be much harder than his fabulous unbeaten knock of 110 against Australia in the second Test in Adelaide in November 2012.
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“He is no longer available for the series and that is a big blow for us”
West Indies ODI captain Dwayne Bravo has announced that flamboyant opening batsman Chris Gayle’s injury “is the worst [thing] to happen to us on the tour”.
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Gayle tore his left hamstring
West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle is set to miss the remainder of the ODI series against India as he could be out of action for the next four weeks after tearing his hamstring.
