“I’m always going to pay tribute to my little mate”
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Australia opener David Warner has announced that he was thrilled to have paid tribute to his friend and team-mate Phillip Hughes by scoring a century against India on the first day of the fourth Test in Sydney.
“We failed so miserably last time that there is a burning desire in every English cricketer to make up for that very, very poor performance”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior has announced that he is determined to be included in the national team during the 2015 Ashes series against Australia.
“I genuinely see Mitch as future leadership material”
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Australia skipper Michael Clarke believes that all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has what it takes to “be a future captain”.
Play was abandoned after the rain refused to relent
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Heavy persistent rain saw the first ODI between England and India in Bristol washed out without a single ball being bowled.
“If you have to take a break from captaincy, you don’t come back, so it’s a do-or-die situation”
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Legendary Australia captain Steve Waugh has announced that England skipper Alastair Cook has to step up with the bat sooner rather than later.
“I understand the game pretty well and always have plenty of advice to give the referees, so I guess it’s a bit of a case of put up or shut up”
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New Zealand opening batsman Peter Fulton has started working towards becoming a rugby referee after he was cut from the country’s list of centrally contracted players.
“If we prepare intelligently enough or specifically enough, we will go far”
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Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has revealed that he will be “happy” if the national team can advance to the second round of the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
“Even now we are trying to convince them they can come and play safely in Karachi”
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Former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs and New Zealand pace bowler Jacob Oram have pulled out of a Twenty20 tournament being held in Karachi after terrorists attacked the city’s airport, leaving 29 people dead.
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The match was abandoned without a single ball being bowled
Following a thrilling three-match Test series, which Australia won 2-1, all eyes shifted towards Port Elizabeth for the first of three Twenty20 Internationals between Australia and South Africa.
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“It’s a start, but we need to celebrate tonight because it has been a while”
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has announced that he will continue targeting England’s batsmen with short-pitched deliveries throughout the Ashes series after “it worked very well” in the first Test in Brisbane, which the baggy greens won by 381 runs.
