“I feel fine going back to England and hopefully playing a key part for England this summer”
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Following a strong showing for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL), England all-rounder Chris Woakes is eager to maintain his momentum going into the Champions Trophy next month.
“He’s a wonderful player who has turned into a great player over the past few years”
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AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis have known each other for a long time, so it came as no surprise when the South Africa ODI captain lavished praise on his compatriot.
“It’s one of the few times we’ll go to Australia and go as favourites”
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England will be in for a tough winter this year as they will be venturing Down Under to take on Australia in a highly-anticipated Ashes series. Continue reading
“Joe should be ready for selection for the first ODI”
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England batsman Joe Root is on track to join the rest of his team-mates in India following the birth of his son on Saturday morning.
“It definitely has crossed my mind, especially with the guys retiring”
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Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has revealed that he nearly joined Michael Clarke, Chris Rogers, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin and Ryan Harris into retirement following a gruelling Ashes series against England.
Malik celebrates after scoring his maiden Test double century
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It was another gruelling day for England in Abu Dhabi as Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik and batsman Asad Shafiq continued their onslaught.
“He has got to prove to us he can bowl 20 overs in an innings or roughly about and make sure he’s ready to go”
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Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris is likely to be sidelined for the first Ashes Test in Cardiff after he aggravated his knee injury.
“If it means I have to fly a couple of days earlier than the boys on the long trips then that’s what I’ve got to do”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he is considering arriving earlier than his team-mates during all future overseas tours in order to ensure that he is fully fit when they start.
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“I will try not to get out freakishly again”
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced that he refuses to be unperturbed ahead of the national team’s three-Test series against Australia, which gets underway on February 12 in Centurion.
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Cook will not represent England in the World Twenty20
England captain Alastair Cook will skip the national team’s upcoming limited overs tour of the West Indies following a gruelling tour of Australia, in which his side were whitewashed 5-0 in the Ashes series and thrashed 4-1 in the ODI series.
