“It’s those series that you are remembered for as a leader and as a player as well”
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Ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting has admitted that current skipper Steve Smith will come under intense scrutiny when his side take on England in a highly-anticipated Ashes series in November.
“I would like to maybe see results in every single Test match”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara believes that eliminating draws from Test matches could be a way to revive the format.
“If I’m fit then I definitely will try to play all seven”
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England pace bowler James Anderson has admitted that getting through the home season without any injuries remains his number one priority ahead of the Ashes series at the end of the year.
Just like Bavuma (left), Rossouw (right) has yet to make his Test debut
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South Africa batsman Rilee Rossouw has been called up as a replacement for Quinton de Kock for the remainder of the Test series against the West Indies.
“I’ve no doubt that if Worcestershire didn’t have Ajmal, we would have gone up this year”
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Essex head coach Paul Grayson believes that Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal’s bowling action should have been reported during his stint with Worcestershire during the recently concluded county season.
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“From our end it’s going to take us time to get it exactly where we want it”
Damien Hough, who is the Adelaide Oval curator, has announced that he and his groundstaff are simply “trying to produce a typical Adelaide Oval pitch”, whereby it will be a batsman’s dream and spin later on into the match.
Clarke thanked Smith for yet another classic series between South Africa and Australia
Australia captain Michael Clarke has admitted that his side were beaten by South Africa since they were the better team this time around.
