Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “You can never judge a player after just one performance. You have to give a player a run of matches to see if that player can cope in international cricket and stand up to the demands of that level”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin has questioned why he was dropped after playing just one Test match.
Waqar Younis: “If you don’t pick up early wickets, you’re in trouble”
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With Pakistan taking on India in the World Cup on Sunday, legendary seamer Waqar Younis believes that the national team have to take early wickets and can’t find themselves in trouble early on if they want to win.
Cairns denies two counts of perjury and perverting the course of justice
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The jury at the Chris Cairns perjury trial heard how the former New Zealand all-rounder was incensed when police first accused of match-fixing.
“This back problem has kind of pushed me away a bit from Test cricket”
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West Indies opener Chris Gayle has announced that he will consider retiring from Test cricket if his chronic back problems continue to flare up.
“I think that earned adulation and respect from not just Australian people, but also people around the world”
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has admitted that he was “in awe” about how Australia skipper Michael Clarke coped with the tragic death of his team-mate and friend Phillip Hughes.
“Losing James probably means one of the all-rounders has to bowl a few more overs, so I’m hoping that’s me”
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Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has announced that he is confident he can take over fellow all-rounder James Faulkner’s role.
“He’s a middle-order batter of immense experience and knows conditions very well in Australia”
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Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey will join South Africa’s coaching staff as a consultant during the World Cup.
“They will be scratching their head, I guess, of how to get on top of us in this first (World Cup) game”
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Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood is convinced that England don’t know how to beat the Baggy Greens in the Land Down Under.
“He is probably very good friends with them but I didn’t expect an outburst like that”
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West Indies chief selector Clive Lloyd has slammed opening batsman Chris Gayle for criticising the national selectors after all-rounders Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo were not included in the World Cup squad.
“We’re delighted that Kumar has agreed to join us”
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has signed a two-year deal with Surrey.
