“There have just been too many times when we as a team go, gulp, ‘Vern might be injured again'”
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South Africa all-rounder Vernon Philander will work on his fitness and conditioning ahead of the Proteas’ summer at home.
Jadeja will play no part in the third Test against Sri Lanka
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India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will miss the third Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele as he was suspended for accumulating six demerit points within a 24-month period.
“Mitchell is a very exciting young leg-spinner who we think will benefit immensely from further experience in the sub-continent”
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Australia have called up uncapped leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson to their squad for the upcoming Test tour of Bangladesh, while pace bowler Jackson Bird has replaced fellow seamer James Pattinson.
“Nuwan Pradeep’s out for one or two months”
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Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Pradeep has been ruled out for the rest of the ongoing Test series against India due to a hamstring injury.
“There’s been too many times where you’re fighting to get him onto the field”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has lashed out at pace bowler Vernon Philander after he was ruled out of the fourth Test against England with a back injury.
“Asela got injured in the first session itself and we badly missed him throughout out the match”
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Sri Lanka Test captain Dinesh Chandimal has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to allow substitutions in an international match if a player suffers a serious injury within the first hour of the game.
Rabada’s dismissal of Stokes in the penultimate over of the day was huge for South Africa
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England and South Africa battled hard on the first day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, but neither side were able to claim the upper hand.
Pujara celebrates after scoring his 13th Test hundred
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India batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane scored an unbeaten 128 and 103 not out respectively to help their side dominate Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test in Colombo.
“We need to get the deal done first”
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Australia captain Steve Smith has made it clear that the upcoming two-Test tour of Bangladesh is only likely to go ahead if the ongoing pay dispute is resolved.
“If we can make the best use of our home condition, then I think we’ll be able to beat Australia”
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Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim is confident that his side can beat Australia in their upcoming two-Test series, which begins later this month.
