“It’s just a chance to get JL into the system and let him have the reins for a trip”
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Australia coach Darren Lehmann will hand over the reins to former Baggy Greens opener Justin Langer during the national team’s ODI tri-series against South Africa and the West Indies in the Caribbean next year.
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“As a Pakistan T20 captain I solely take the whole responsibility for the performance in the World T20 and decided to step down from the captaincy”
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has quit as the country’s Twenty20 captain following his team’s failure to reach the semi-final of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.
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“I don’t have a time frame on it”
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has revealed that he is considering quitting Twenty20 cricket in order to prolong his ODI and Test career.
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“Hopefully it won’t be too bad at all, and won’t put me out for too long”
Just a day after he succumbed to a hamstring injury during Australia’s 57-run loss to India in the seventh ODI in Bangalore, baggy greens all-rounder Shane Watson has revealed that his injury is “not too bad”.
Watson failed to regain his coveted opening spot
Australia batsman Shane Watson, who for the past few months has been adamant about becoming an opener once again, has finally dropped his bid to do so and announced that he is open to settling for a middle order position.
Amla has not enjoyed his time as vice-captain at all
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla is highly likely to step down as the vice-captain of the limited overs squad after it was revealed that he declined a request from Cricket South Africa to lead the national team in their recently concluded ODI series against New Zealand when regular skipper AB de Villiers was banned for two matches due to a slow over rate.
Cowan is enjoying his role as an opening batsman
After Australia all-rounder Shane Watson announced that he would be giving up bowling in order to prolong his international career, he also started gunning for Ed Cowan’s opening spot on the Test roster, but Cowan has refused to back down and instead stated that there is no doubt in his mind that he deserves to open for the national team.
De Villiers has already admitted that being in the outfield is much harder
South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has announced that he will be giving up wicketkeeping in limited overs matches since he is unable to deal with the burden of having to stand behind the stumps, come in as a specialist batsman and lead the team all at once.
Tahir had a dismal series against Australia and paid the price for it
Abandoned South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir has vowed to regain his spot on the national roster after being ousted for his horrendous performance in the second Test against Australia in Adelaide late last year.
Watson’s future role in the team still hangs in the balance
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has told the national selectors that he wants to open the batting once again, which is a clear indication that the vice-captain’s bowling days are all but over due to a string of career-threatening injuries he has had to fight back from in the past number of years.
