“He’s a solid all-round cricketer so we expect him to slot in and play a similar role as the one Dan performed for us”
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The Brisbane Heat have signed England left-arm spinner Stephen Parry for the remainder of the Big Bash League (BBL).
“Once we walk out onto the field we’re going to play a tough brand of cricket, that’s our style and that’s how we play our best, and that’s the Australian way I think”
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Australia skipper Michael Clarke has vowed to continue being an aggressive captain after his side were recently whitewashed 2-0 by Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Senanayake was found to be flexing his elbow up to 43 degrees
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Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake has returned home after completing a 10-day remedial course to fix his bowling action, which was deemed illegal last month.
Prior decided to take a break from international cricket after the second Test against India at Lord’s
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Cricket Australia have removed a video entitled “Future dire for Prior”, which features a montage of mistakes by England wicketkeeper Matt Prior, after they were accused of breaching the copyright laws by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
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“I have put in a lot of hard work over the past few months”
West Indies spinner Shane Shillingford is set to make his domestic return following his suspension from international cricket for having an illegal bowling action.
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“It’s not the end of the world”
England opening batsman Alex Hales has announced that he is looking forward to the national team’s upcoming limited overs tour of the West Indies and the World Twenty20 after he was snubbed at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
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“That [the scandal] was the start of the end for Andrew Symonds”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that the ‘Monkeygate’ scandal was responsible for ending all-rounder Andrew Symonds’ international career.
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“This is a strong start to the year and, win or lose, another chance to demonstrate that we belong at this level”
Sri Lanka’s tour of Ireland, which is scheduled to consist of two ODIs, could limit the amount of time their players have in the Indian Premier League (IPL), especially since the national team will be heading to England straight after for a series that will include two Tests, five ODIs and a one-off Twenty20 International.
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Warner, Smith and Bailey will play the opening round of the BBL
Australia’s batting trio of David Warner, Steven Smith and George Bailey have all been given the green light by Cricket Australia team performance manager Pat Howard to represent their respective franchises in the opening round of the Big Bash League (BBL), which gets underway on December 20.
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Sodhi will play his maiden international series this month
Veteran New Zealand all-rounder Daniel Vettori has announced that 20-year-old leg-spinner Ish Sodhi is “probably one of the most talented bowlers I’ve ever seen”.