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“Joe Root three, Ballance six, Bresnan at eight or nine”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has attempted to name the squad England will pick for the second Test in Adelaide once again.
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Australia retain same team for Adelaide Test
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“I think his bowling’s going to be very handy, not just for taking wickets but also building pressure from one end”
Australia have retained the same team heading into the second Ashes Test, which gets underway on December 5, against England in Adelaide.
New Zealand vs West Indies 1st Test Day 2: Taylor’s double century keeps New Zealand in charge
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Taylor scored his maiden double century
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor smashed his maiden double century to keep New Zealand firmly in charge on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies in Dunedin.
‘The senior players must stand up’, says Alastair Cook
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“The five or six of us who are the real senior guys must lead from the front and put in a match-winning performance”
England captain Alastair Cook has announced that “the senior players must stand up” if the national team are going to have any chance of levelling the series during the second Test in Adelaide.
I need to adapt to the conditions in Adelaide as quickly as possible, says Shane Watson
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“You have to adapt as quickly as you can, so hopefully I can do that in this Test match straight away”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has announced that he needs to adapt to the conditions in Adelaide as quickly as possible in order to score some runs and make up for his dismal performance in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, where he scored 22 and six.
New Zealand vs West Indies 1st Test Day 1: McCullum and Taylor smash centuries as New Zealand dominate first day
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McCullum and Taylor both scored centuries
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and veteran batsman Ross Taylor both smashed centuries to help the Black Caps dominate the first day of the first Test against the West Indies in Dunedin.
‘I’m not going to miss a Test unless I really have to’, says Ryan Harris
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“I’m feeling good and ready to go”
Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris has announced that he will go in “all guns blazing” during the second Test in Adelaide and added that “I’m not going to miss a Test unless I really have to”.
Bresnan included in Ashes squad for second Test
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Bresnan took four wickets in the England Performance Programmes’ match against Queensland’s Second XI
England pace bowler Tim Bresnan is likely to make his Test comeback during the second Test in Adelaide, which gets underway on December 5, after he was included in the Ashes squad.
Sledging is ‘part of the game and you have to accept that’, says Graham Gooch
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“It’s always been the way with bowlers and some teams down the years to try to intimidate batsmen”
England batting coach Graham Gooch has announced that sledging has become a “part of the game” and batsmen simply “have to accept that”.
Clarke completes training session after rolling ankle
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Clarke seemed to be in a lot of pain when the incident occurred
Australia captain Michael Clarke gave the entire country a huge scare earlier today as he appeared to have seriously hurt himself when rolling his ankle during a training session.