“There was a general bad smell coming from that competition”
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Former New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive Justin Vaughan has revealed that he had a bad feeling about corruption being rife in the now defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL).
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“If we are going to object to their proposals our cricket is going to suffer”
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that they have “unanimously decided to support” the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia’s revamp proposal.
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“We will look at leaving a little grass on it just to assist with making it a competitive wicket”
The curator of the Adelaide Oval, Damian Hough, has announced that his ground staff are doing everything in their power to ensure the pitch has “as much pace and bounce” as possible in order to calm fears that bowlers will struggle to take wickets.
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“I think the mood is very good in the camp and we’re really looking forward to the whole series really”
England batsman Joe Root has announced that the national team are brimming with confidence ahead of the first Ashes Test against arch-rivals Australia on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“I wouldn’t put him in the top five keepers in England”
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has admitted that just the thought of Jonny Bairstow wicketkeeping in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane worries him immensely.
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“Seeing the soldiers, I thought that one day I’ll be the same”
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has revealed that he had aspirations to join the army “since childhood”, but destiny took him down another track.
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Security around Broad and his team-mates will be dramatically increased
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that they will be bolstering security when the national team travel to Australia in November due to fears for the players safety after Australia coach Darren Lehmann told the public to “get stuck into” pace bowler Stuart Broad for his “blatant cheating” in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
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Sutherland has assured all Australian fans that the rotation policy will cease to exist during the Ashes
Cricket Australia’s rotation policy has been controversial since day one as the board continues to search for ways to protect their pace bowlers from falling victim to career-threatening injuries, but Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has looked to calm fears by stating that none of the baggy greens’ quick bowlers will be rotated during the upcoming Ashes series.
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Pietersen’s knee issues have heightened his fears about sustaining a career-threatening injury
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has for once not been the talk of the town as he continues to nurse his knee just days before the start of the historic Ashes series, which begins at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on July 10.
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There is no doubt in Lee’s mind that Tendulkar will be drafted into the Hall of Fame almost immediately after he retires
Former Australia pace bowler Brett Lee has announced that Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar deserves to play 200 Test matches after having dedicated more than 20 years of his life to the game.
