“I know I have made the right choice”
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Legendary South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that he retired at the right time and did not make a spur of the moment decision.
“We will be monitoring his progress over the next week before deciding when he can return to training and playing”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke is currently in a race against time to be fit for the national team’s upcoming tour of the United Arab Emirates, where they will face Pakistan next month.
Ali was England’s hero once again
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali took four key wickets to deliver the knockout blow to India and hand his side a 2-1 lead in the series.
“He is coming back from retirement, so they have got to make the assessment of where he is”
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England head coach Peter Moores has announced that Lancashire have to continue picking the “best side” even though former all-rounder Andrew Flintoff recently came out of retirement.
“I could not bat properly and bending was a problem and sprinting between the wickets was a problem even though you guys don’t see me running much”
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West Indies opener Chris Gayle will travel to Germany to get treatment for his lower back pain in order to ensure he is fully fit by the time the national team’s Test series against New Zealand gets underway on June 8 in Jamaica.
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“At the end of the day, even if there is a small crack there and my symptoms aren’t painful, I see no reason why I can’t continue to play”
England pace bowler Stuart Broad is unlikely to play in the Boxing Day Test after being hit on the right foot by Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson during the third day of the third Test in Perth.
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“It was pretty close, it was a tough decision, but in the end it was just a touch too early for Kane”
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the first Test against the West in Dunedin after failing to fully recover from a fractured thumb he sustained during the national team’s tour of Bangladesh last month.
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Ajmal and Afridi will participate in South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 tournament
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has signed with the Titans and veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi has joined the Knights franchise for South Africa’s upcoming domestic Twenty20 tournament.
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“Everything’s progressing really well at the moment, but I’m not putting a huge expectation on me being able to bowl a huge amount in the first innings”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has announced that he is confident he will be fit enough to bowl during the first Ashes Test against arch-rivals England on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“I think we’ve got an exciting blend of youth and experience at the minute”
England off-spinner Graeme Swann has announced that while some people consider the national team to be too old to defend the Ashes, he believes there is no “need to worry about the age of the team”.
