“We’re going to focus on people first rather than the cricket”
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There are still doubts about whether the first Test between Australia and India at the Gabba in Brisbane will go ahead as planned since the country is still mourning about the loss of batsman Phillip Hughes.
“I was disappointed to miss out in the summer”
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England all-rounder Ravi Bopara believes that the upcoming seven-match ODI series against Sri Lanka will be ideal preparation for the national team ahead of the 2015 World Cup.
Hong Kong and Nepal will square off against each other in their first ever Twenty20 International series
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The top four Asian Associates – Nepal, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates – will tour Sri Lanka next month after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) approved a request from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) development manager Bandula Warnapura.
“We are just looking forward to a very serious challenge”
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West Indies team manager Richie Richardson believes that the national team “are in much better shape” for this tour of India in comparison to previous ones since they have arrived early and had time to get accustomed to the conditions.
“Hopefully I can help with the current crop of pace bowlers and also assist with the development of the next generation of quicks”
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Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris has agreed to become the bowling mentor of the Queensland Bulls and the Brisbane Heat as he continues to recover from knee surgery.
“It was a great opportunity and something I was very thankful for”
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Flamboyant Australia opener Aaron Finch has announced that he is extremely grateful and “thankful” for his two-month stint with Yorkshire.
“There is positivity in the camp but the overconfidence has gone”
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India head coach Duncan Fletcher has admitted that the national team were “overconfident when they went to South Africa and New Zealand”.
“I never thought about walking away from it, not for one minute”
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Prior to the first Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s, England pace bowler Liam Plunkett had not played Test cricket in seven years.
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“I let them down in the Champions Trophy, and not getting selected in the first two Tests was massive for us”
Australia opening batsman David Warner is determined “to keep working hard” in order to “maintain that respect from the boys” after conceding that he had “let them down in the Champions Trophy”.
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“Standing at the other end, I’ve got the best seat in the house when he goes off”
Australia batsman Phillip Hughes has revealed that there is no better feeling than “going out to bat with” Aaron Finch, especially since he has “the best seat in the house”.
