“We believe he is now 100% fit and fully able to compete for his place in the team”
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South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has been included in the squad for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand, along with uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen.
Sangakkara overtook Adam Gilchrist as the wicketkeeper with the most dismissals in ODIs
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Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has broken the record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in ODIs.
“If I have to be a bit verbal I will and sometimes I cross the line, I’ve got to try not to”
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Australia opening batsman David Warner has played down his verbal spat with India pace bowler Varun Aaron on the fourth day of the first Test in Adelaide.
Pakistan celebrate after winning their first Test series against Australia in 20 years
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Pakistan completed their 2-0 whitewash of Australia after thrashing the Baggy Greens by 356 runs, which is their biggest win over any team in terms of a runs margin, on the fifth day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi.
Khan became only the second cricketer to score three consecutive Test centuries against Australia
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Pakistan’s batting duo of Younis Khan and Azhar Ali both scored sensational centuries to wear Australia down on the first day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi.
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“I did get a bit lucky”
South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock laughed at India pace bowler Ishant Sharma’s comment about him having “been quite lucky” to become the fifth cricketer in ODI history to score three centuries in a row.
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“In my position I would like to think that they’d be several guys who would pass that (record) because if they do then they’d be doing good things for England”
England batting coach Graham Gooch has announced that he is expecting to see some big hundreds from the English batsmen throughout the upcoming Ashes series, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
Mathews’ record of centuries is currently bare with only one triple figure score
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has issued a challenge to batsmen Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal and captain Angelo Mathews, telling each of them to score at least “35 to 40 hundreds by the time they finish” their careers.
Khawaja is ready to step back into the international limelight
Queensland coach Darren Lehmann believes batsman Usman Khawaja has become a changed man ever since joining the state side from New South Wales and added that he would be an excellent addition to the Australian side, who are currently looking for veteran Michel Hussey’s replacement.
