“It’s brilliant for Lancashire, brilliant for domestic Twenty20 if he is fit enough to play and fit enough to be able to replicate his form from a few years ago”
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Former England captain Andrew Strauss has admitted that he was shocked when he heard about all-rounder Andrew Flintoff’s potential comeback.
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“The newspapers this morning have made me [public] enemy no 1”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has acknowledged the historical significance of the upcoming Test series against India, but noted that “at the end of the day it’s a competition between West Indies and India”.
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“It was a good learning curve for a new coach”
Fresh off a 3-0 thrashing in the first leg of the Ashes series, Australia coach Darren Lehmann has admitted that he still has a lot to learn about being the head coach of a national team.
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Cook will welcome Panesar back with open arms if he makes some necessary “changes in his life”
Having walked away with a 3-0 win against Australia in a challenging Ashes series, England captain Alastair Cook just cannot buy a break as he now has another obstacle in his path, which just so happens to be centred around left-arm spinner Monty Panesar, who has dominated headlines in the country for all the wrong reasons.
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“There are a few things that could be looked at but I don’t think it’s a bad system at the moment”
Despite England having won the recently concluded Ashes series 3-0, the Decision Review System (DRS) dominated the headlines throughout the historic series for all the wrong reasons.
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The England players have come under fire for their behaviour after retaining the Ashes
England captain Alastair Cook had demanded an apology from Australian broadcaster Channel Nine after they said that the England batsmen were trying to cheat the Hot Spot technology by putting silicon tape around the edges of their bats.
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Laxman believes Dhoni is the reason for all of India’s recent success
Former India batsman VVS Laxman has announced that the country should be thanking their lucky stars for having a captain like Mahendra Singh Dhoni after he led the team to victory in both the Champions Trophy and the recently concluded tri-series tournament in the West Indies.
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Strauss is still worried about what goes on “behind the scenes”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has pleaded with flamboyant batsman Kevin Pietersen to behave himself this summer and avoid texting opposition players as much as possible.
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Hesson and Taylor’s relationship is still on the mend
The Ross Taylor captaincy controversy made headlines all over the cricketing world and could easily be viewed as one of the most tense moments in the New Zealand cricket camp this year by far, but after sitting down and solving all their problems, head coach Mike Hesson believes the incident has actually benefited him, whereby he feels as if he has become a better coach altogether.
The smile may be back on Pietersen’s face for now but will it still be there at the end of the India series?
The Kevin Pietersen saga caught everyone’s attention when he was initially accused of sending derogatory text messages about former Test captain Andrew Strauss to South African players during England’s Test series against the Proteas this summer.
