Cairns has vowed to contest the charges against him
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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns’ perjury trial is likely to take place in October 2015 after he made a brief appearance at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday.
The dossier revealed that Pietersen wanted to return home if England found themselves 3-0 down in the last Ashes series
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been portrayed as a troublemaker in a leaked England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) document that was marked “strictly privileged and confidential”.
“At least there will now be an opportunity to face my accusers in an open forum”
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British prosecutors have charged former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns with perjury, meaning that he could spend up to seven years in prison.
“I know with the support and the people around me, I am going to come out on the right side of it”
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Ireland all-rounder John Mooney has revealed that he considered committing suicide during his two-year battle against depression.
“I think that all the emotions will come out when we next take the field without him in the ranks”
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Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that he will find it hard to play Test cricket without his childhood friend, Mahela Jayawardene, who retired from the format today.
“God has saved us”
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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar and former Hampshire batsman Mark Nicholas have escaped unscathed after being involved in a traffic collision while travelling from Manchester to London.
“To have him there when I scored the hundred was very special”
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Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that “it feels very special to get on the honours board” after he scored his maiden century at Lord’s against England on the third day of the first Test.
“It will be a great challenge to be a captain”
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South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers has announced that he is ready and would be honoured to become the country’s Test captain following Graeme Smith’s retirement in March.
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“I felt it was the right time to move on”
Australia batsman Marcus North has surprised the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from domestic cricket.
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“These same mercenaries are the ones who are representing all the countries in the World T20s who everyone will be supporting so why use that word?””
Flamboyant West Indies opener Chris Gayle has announced that he is not a “mercenary” and feels hurt when people call him that “distasteful and unwarranted” term.
