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Broad registered his 11th five-wicket haul
England pace bowler Stuart Broad gave Australia five more reasons to despise him even more as he recorded a magnificent five-wicket haul to leave the baggy greens reeling at the end of the first day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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Williamson registered his fourth Test century
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson stole the spotlight on the first day as he scored a fluid century to lead the Black Caps to 280/5 at the close of play.
Kallis is only the fourth cricketer to accomplish the feat
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has become only the fourth international cricketer to surpass 13,000 Test runs.
Gavaskar was shocked that Trott had lied to umpires during the match
India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has revealed that he felt extremely disappointed when South Africa-born England batsman Jonathan Trott breached the “spirit of cricket” by claiming to have taken a catch when in actual fact he had dropped it.
Elgar is looking to become a regular face in the South African Test squad
After being named as Jean Paul (JP) Duminy’s replacement for around about the next six months, South Africa batsman and part time spinner Dean Elgar has announced that he is ready and willing to take on any assignment the team management bestow upon him.
Duminy is hoping his replacement can have a positive impact over the next couple of months
Just a few days after sustaining his Achilles injury, South Africa batsman Jean Paul (JP) Duminy has advised his long-term successor to make an early impact on the team.
Cook is looking for a better team performance during the second Test at Mumbai
Fresh off scoring a brilliant 176 against India in the first Test at Ahmedabad, England captain Alastair Cook has admitted that it his team’s performance would have been better if they had been able to face more spin bowlers during the three warm-up matches.
Meaker has not given up on trying to play at least one Test match against India
Surrey pace bowler Stuart Meaker is hoping to play at least one Test match in England’s current tour of India and believes that his three wickets during a practice match against Haryana is a sign that he has the ability to get some swing out of the Indian pitches, which are predominantly known to be extremely spin-friendly.
