Bracewell to replace McClenaghan

"Doug has been in superb form this summer and we're confident he can come in and do a good job for us"

“Doug has been in superb form this summer and we’re confident he can come in and do a good job for us”

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New Zealand pace bowler Doug Bracewell has been called up as a replacement for fellow seamer Mitchell McClenaghan after he fractured a bone above his left eye during the first ODI against Pakistan in Wellington.

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We need to beat Bangladesh and Afghanistan – Root

"We don't want to just scrape through - we want to put in some really good performances and put to bed some of the things we've got wrong so far"

“We don’t want to just scrape through – we want to put in some really good performances and put to bed some of the things we’ve got wrong so far”

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England batsman Joe Root has made it clear that England have to beat Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they want to avoid taking an early flight home from the World Cup.

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The third Test will be ‘a real defining moment’ for Cook, says Shane Warne

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“It’s hard to see a way right now where England can come back”

Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has announced that the third Ashes Test in Perth will be “a real defining moment” in Alastair Cook’s reign as captain since he has the opportunity to make or break England’s campaign.

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Williamson out of first Test

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“It was pretty close, it was a tough decision, but in the end it was just a touch too early for Kane”

New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the first Test against the West in Dunedin after failing to fully recover from a fractured thumb he sustained during the national team’s tour of Bangladesh last month.

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