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Watson acknowledged his failure with the bat
Australia opener Shane Watson has constantly been moved up and down the batting line-up, which has seen him come in anywhere from an opener all the way down to number six, but the flamboyant batsman stated that he was “happy to bat anywhere”.
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Bell’s 91 propelled England to an emphatic win
The historic Edgbaston ground in Birmingham was the place to be on June 8 as arch-rivals England and Australia prepared for their pre-Ashes clash in which the winner would be deemed to have the psychological advantage over their opponent heading into the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on July 10.
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Dhawan’s maiden century sealed the deal for India
India started their Champions Trophy campaign in style, beating South Africa by 26 runs, thanks to Shikhar Dhawan’s maiden ODI ton.
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Has Sehwag reached the end of the line?
Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Boycott believes India opener Virender Sehwag will never don the national team colours again, especially after the success Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan had during the four-Test series against Australia.
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Tait blames Warne and Hayden’s early retirement for Australia’s struggles
Former Australia pace bowler Shaun Tait believes that Australia are experiencing a rough transition period right now due to the fact that senior players like Shane Warne and Matthew Hayden retired too early.
Sehwag has been in dismal form as of late
Former India batsman Rahul Dravid has announced that the national selectors must come to a final decision on whether they want Virender Sehwag opening the batting in Test matches by the start of the South Africa tour at the end of the year.
Arnold believes Australia cannot completely rely on Lyon to take all of the wickets
Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Russell Arnold believes that the Australian team are going to be in for a rude awakening during their tour of India since they are nowhere near good enough to excel in the subcontinent conditions.
Ford was extremely frustrated with Sri Lanka’s lacklustre performance throughout the series
Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has admitted that the national team’s inconsistency across all three formats continues to be the main reason behind their downfall over the past couple of years.
Ashwin is still yet to produce any real evidence that he has developed a new mystery ball
Before the start of the Test series against England, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed to have developed a new mystery ball that would completely bamboozle all of the batsmen on the opposing team.
This is not the first time Ryder has been involved in a confrontation at a bar
Former New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has admitted that the consequences from the incidents involving him during New Zealand’s home series against South Africa are responsible for the downfall of his career.
