Hodge’s next assignment will be the IPL
Australia veteran batsman Brad Hodge, who had a grand plan of making an international comeback during this year’s back-to-back Ashes series, was left bitterly disappointed after Victoria decided not to select him for the last few games of the Sheffield Shield season, which he was planning to use as a launchpad for his dazzling return to Test cricket after an absence of nearly five years.
Lehmann would be the assistant coach in Warne’s dream team
Almost all people associate the word dream team with a star group of players that would be invincible against any opposition, but former Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has taken the term to a whole new level after revealing his candidates for Cricket Australia’s dream team.
Paranavitana has continuously struggled against deliveries on and around his off-stump
Sri Lanka batsman Tharanga Paranavitana is still yet to cement his spot in the country’s Test squad after having a frustrating spell of ducks and scores in the 20s and 30s.
Elgar’s chances of playing in the series are not high
South Africa all-rounder Dean Elgar, who has represented the Proteas in five ODIs, has been named as Jean Paul (JP) Duminy’s replacement for the remainder of the Test series against Australia.
Bopara and Morgan are willing to forgive Pietersen and move on
Ever since Kevin Pietersen was booted off the England team for sending derogatory text messages about former Test captain Andrew Strauss and current coach Andy Flower, many cricket pundits believed that his international career was all but over, but according to England batsmen Ravi Bopara and Eoin Morgan, there still may be hope for Pietersen since they believe he would be welcomed back into the team.
