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Pattinson will be looking to pull off a James Anderson
Australia pace bowler James Pattinson, who was recently diagnosed with a stress fracture of the lower back and ruled out for the remainder of the Ashes series, has announced that the seriousness and timing of his injury is “far from ideal”.
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Jayawardene single-handedly crushed Australia’s hopes and dreams of reaching the semi-finals
Sri Lanka fans would have been beating their drums and blowing their trumpets louder than ever as Mahela Jayawardene’s brilliant knock of 84 catapulted his side into the semi-finals, while Australia could only bury their face in their hands and think about what could have been if they had played harder.
Ul-Haq knows that Philander is absolutely unstoppable if he picks up a couple of wickets
Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq has announced that the national team have to limit the impact South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has throughout the ongoing Test series, in which Pakistan are currently trailing 1-0.
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.
Modi is certain that match-fixing will become more prominent in the future
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi believes that match-fixing has become cricket’s cancer, stating that there is no cure for it and added that it would go on spreading like wildfire as players and officials will continue to be approached by bookies in the future.
The Bellerive Oval is seen as a wasteland for spinners and a paradise for pace bowlers
Brisbane curator Kevin Mitchell has defended the pitches used during Sheffield Shield matches amidst growing criticism about most of them being too pace-friendly, stating that maintaining the conditions is a lot harder than people actually think.
Bell is hoping that England can end their disastrous record against India during the upcoming series
England batsman Ian Bell is glad to see Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh back in the Test team and is relishing the opportunity to face him in the upcoming four-Test series.
