‘It has been a relief to be out of the dressing room because it was not a pleasant place in Australia’, says Kevin Pietersen

"Should I sit here thinking I should be playing on Thursday? No, because that is when jealousy and negative thoughts come into your head"

“Should I sit here thinking I should be playing on Thursday? No, because that is when jealousy and negative thoughts come into your head”

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Months after his central contract was terminated, England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that he is actually relieved to be “out of the dressing room”.

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WICB to move third Test from Guyana

The WICB were outraged by President Ramotar's decision to pass the Cricket Administration Bill

The WICB were outraged by President Ramotar’s decision to pass the Cricket Administration Bill

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The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have decided to move the third Test between the West Indies and New Zealand from Guyana to an alternate venue due to their disagreement on a new bill passed by the government of Guyana.

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Cairns lashes out at accusers once again

"I repeat that each and every allegation against me, that I have cheated at cricket or attempted to induce others to cheat at cricket, is false"

“I repeat that each and every allegation against me, that I have cheated at cricket or attempted to induce others to cheat at cricket, is false”

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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has lashed out at his accusers once again, insisting that he is not the mysterious ‘Player X’ being talked about in the ongoing match-fixing investigation.

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World Twenty20 20th Match: Smith and Badree annihilate Bangladesh

         

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Smith hammered 10 boundaries during his knock of 72, while Badree recorded his best bowling figures in a Twenty20 International

West Indies opener Dwayne Smith smashed a stunning half-century and leg-spinner Samuel Badree took four wickets to annihilate Bangladesh by 73 runs in Mirpur.

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Vaughan’s comments about Trott were completely out of order, says Angus Porter

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“We all need to understand that there is a spectrum of mental illness and every case is different”

Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) chief executive Angus Porter has announced that he was infuriated with former England captain Michael Vaughan’s comments about Jonathan Trott’s stress-related illness.

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SLC deny asking Rixon to travel to Sri Lanka for an interview

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“Sri Lanka Cricket would like to clarify that at no stage was [Rixon] shortlisted, neither was he asked to appear for an interview”

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have denied asking Australia assistant coach Steve Rixon to travel to Sri Lanka for an interview to become their next head coach as he was never shortlisted.

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