Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Shaheen Afridi and Mitchell Starc are both excellent bowlers and they will both try to create problems for the batters”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed said he expects pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi to be hostile and create problems for the batsmen in the ongoing three-Test series against Australia.
Nasser Hussain: “It’s not just the wickets but I like the way Shaheen plays the game. He plays with a smile on his face, his celebrations. He swings the ball upfront, he’s quick and hostile, and is also a very good death bowler”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is quick and hostile, and excels in the death overs.
Rashid Latif called Shoaib Akhtar a “strong man”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has called legendary pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar a “strong man”.
“I will be slightly more aware this time. I won’t be caught cold”
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In the 2013/14 Ashes in Australia, Joe Root was 22 and was an up and coming batsman for England at the time.
Smith’s hopes of patching things up with India were thwarted by Kohli
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Australia captain Steve Smith has revealed that India skipper Virat Kohli barred his team-mates from having a beer with the Baggy Greens after their four-Test series concluded in Dharamsala on Tuesday.
“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
“I’ve just got to embrace it”
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Australia opener Matthew Renshaw is set to play in his first overseas Test against India in Pune on Thursday. Continue reading
Zimbabwe beat Australia for the first time in 31 years
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that the national team ought to be extremely embarrassed after they were beaten by Zimbabwe for the first time in 31 years.
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Ul-Haq and Whatmore have become an unpopular pair amongst the Pakistan cricketing community
Many former Pakistan players have demanded an end to the Misbah-ul-Haq and Dav Whatmore regime, stating that it is time for a new change in leadership and coaching staff as well.
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“England have had a lot of success against Australia since 2009 – it’s very much [been] one-way traffic”
In the 2010-11 Ashes series Andrew Strauss led England to a 3-1 win over Australia in the Land Down Under, but the former captain is not hestitating to predict the same scoreline when his successor, Alastair Cook, leads the national team into hostile territory next month.
