New Zealand are set to be visited by India, England and Pakistan during the summer of 2019-20
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India, England and Australia, who are also known as the ‘Big Three’, will each visit New Zealand twice over the next eight years, according to the latest version of the Future Tours Programme (FTP).
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“He is going to be missed hugely”
England captain Alastair Cook has paid tribute to Graeme Swann after the off-spinner rocked the cricketing world by announcing his retirement midway through the ongoing Ashes series.
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“We need to be on the money from Wednesday itself, otherwise they can score quickly and at [the] Wanderers”
South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has announced that India will sorely miss their iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar during the upcoming two-Test series, which gets underway on December 18 in Johannesburg.
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“It really does depend on pushing the limit to make sure I’m ready to go as a batsman and maybe a bowler”
Australia all-rounder Shane Wastson has announced that his hamstring injury is “progressing well” and added that if he were allowed to bowl during the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, “it would be a bonus”.
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“Root has done well for England at No 6 in the past”
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has announced that England’s idea to shift Joe Root out of the openers spot in favour of Michael Carberry was a “clever move”.
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“His love for cricket has been consistent from the age of 16 to even now at 40”
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has announced that “it is not going to be easy to fill” Sachin Tendulkar’s shoes when he retires after playing his 200th Test against the West Indies in his hometown of Mumbai next month.
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“We have proposed a triangular series with South Africa and Australia next year after the World T20”
Zimbabwe Cricket have announced that they are planning to hold an ODI tri-series with Australia and South Africa in 2014.
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“I’ve always said you can’t look too far ahead”
England coach Andy Flower has refused to acknowledge if he is considering stepping down from his position.
Arthur admitted that Ponting and Hussey would have been instrumental during this year’s Ashes series
Australia head coach Mickey Arthur has come to the defence of the national team after their humiliating 4-0 whitewash against the Indians, stating that this is definitely not an indication of things to come for the back-to-back Ashes series.
Arthur has promised to use Maxwell at some point during the four-Test series against India
Despite not having played first-class cricket in over two months, Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is still making an impact, only it is in the nets, where he continues to master the variations and flight of off-spin.
