Shoaib Akhtar: “Time to leave the 1st Test behind. Gear up, run in and fight back”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has advised the national team to put their loss behind them and “gear up, run in and fight back” in the second Test against England.
Younis Khan: “We haven’t come here to fight, we have come here to win. I always try to make the players feel that we’re not trying to fight back”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan has revealed that the national team’s mentality ahead of the England series is to win and accept nothing less.
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Sangakkara single-handedly knocked out South Africa
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara stole the show during this match and looked to be in formidable touch as he recorded a career-best 169 runs against South Africa to hand Sri Lanka a crushing 180-run victory and a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Maynard was three times over the legal limit and had been a habitual drug user
Former Surrey batsman Tom Maynard, who tragically passed away in an incident on the London Underground last year, was found to have been under the influence of alcohol and illegal drugs at the time of his death, an inquest heard.
Watson’s future role in the team still hangs in the balance
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has told the national selectors that he wants to open the batting once again, which is a clear indication that the vice-captain’s bowling days are all but over due to a string of career-threatening injuries he has had to fight back from in the past number of years.
Smith feels as if his side have created an unbreakable bond between each other
South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes that his team have all become one big happy family after having a successful Test series against juggernauts England and Australia, where they accomplished their ultimate goal of establishing the country as the number one Test team in international cricket.
De Villiers does not consider any team to be the favourite in this series
South Africa wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers has warned his team-mates that even though they are 1-0 up in the two-Test series, they should not take New Zealand lightly, especially after they were able to fight back and end their recent Test series against Sri Lanka as a 1-1 draw.
