“Swann made Andrew Strauss’s captaincy look good and he made Cook’s look good too”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that the national team will sorely miss off-spinner Graeme Swann during the five-Test series against India.
“There are no real obvious reasons why we shouldn’t be continuing to progress with our intent around a day-night Test match”
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Australia and New Zealand are highly likely to play the first day-night Test match next year as talks between both country’s cricket boards continued.
“Although this was sad news, I respect his, and new coach Peter Moores, right to implement this change of direction”
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have decided to sack Graham Gooch as the national team’s batting coach.
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“You’ve played cricket with some great guys, some not that great, but that doesn’t mean that you come out into the open and wash your laundry”
Legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has lashed out at former Australia captain Ricky Ponting over the controversial claims he made in his autobiography, At The Close Of Play, about his successor Michael Clarke not being fully committed to helping the baggy greens succeed during his days as the country’s vice-captain.
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Watson is smiling once again after having been handed his opening spot back
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has dismissed rumours and speculation that he encouraged Cricket Australia and then coach Mickey Arthur to impose a harsher punishment on opening batsman David Warner after he punched England’s Joe Root at the Walkabout bar in Birmingham during the recently concluded Champions Trophy.
Kumble is hoping to make the sport better for all in the future
India leg-spin legend Anil Kumble has been named as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee.
