“We heard it through the media that they want to cancel the tour”
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that they were shocked by the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to call off the upcoming series between the two countries in July-August.
Amir has signed up to play in the BPL
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir could feature in his first prominent domestic Twenty20 tournament after he was included in the list of foreigners that have signed up for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
McBrine is one of two new players to be given a Category A contract
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Ireland have rewarded spinner Andy McBrine and pace bowler Peter Chase with Category A contracts for the 2015 season.
“We’d make sure that Ireland and Afghanistan are playing in the region of eight to ten ODIs per year”
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has admitted that it will be “difficult to guarantee matches” for Ireland and Afghanistan.
“We seem to be the only sport that has a World Cup that is contracting rather than expanding”
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Ireland batsman Ed Joyce has expressed his disappointment towards the fact that the 2019 World Cup will only feature 10 teams.
“We’ve played nine games against top-eight teams since 2011. Nine games in four years is nothing really. We need to be playing more”
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Ireland captain William Porterfield has made it clear that his side need to play more games against top-ranked opposition.
“I am not going to be shy about really pushing for some matches”
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Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom has announced that Ireland and Afghanistan have to be able to play series against Full Member nations in order to gain some credibility.
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“Instead of selection meetings and being on the phone for hours, I’m having coffee, lunch, breakfast with my team-mates now and trying to help all of us”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has admitted that “standing down as a selector has been one of the best things I’ve done” since it has allowed him to build a healthier relationship with the rest of his team-mates.
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“I think there is a little shift in the mindset more towards Twenty20 and the one-day game and the faster forms of the game”
Newly appointed high performance coach at the Centre of Excellence Graeme Hick has announced that the Australian batsmen need to shift their mindset from Twenty20 cricket to Test cricket if they are to have any chance of beating England when they visit the Land Down Under in November.
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Warner described the incident as “friendly banter”
Australia batsman David Warner seems to love getting himself into arguments and fights as he was involved in yet another altercation, only this time it did not take place in a bar and did not result in anyone getting punched.
