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“I was screaming like my daughter”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy’s fear of flying got even worse during the team’s flight from Dunedin to Wellington after the pilots had to abort their initial landing attempt due to high winds before circling round and touching down safely.
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“The initial feedback from the people doing the testing was positive”
West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has announced that he is confident both Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford’s bowling actions will be cleared after they were reported for a suspicious action during the recent Test series against India.
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Pakistan’s tour of South Africa is scheduled to begin on November 20
In a rather bizarre turn of events, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that the national team will tour South Africa later this month for three ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
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Pakistan’s tour of South Africa will not last more than two weeks
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have revealed that they are in talks with Cricket South Africa to have the national team tour the African nation when their ongoing series against the Proteas in the United Arab Emirates finishes.
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India last toured New Zealand in February to April 2009
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced that the national team’s tour of New Zealand will now begin in mid-January, two to three weeks earlier than their initial plan of holding the series in early February.
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Rudd and the entire cricketing community were astounded by Dharmasena’s decision
Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd let his anger and frustration be known via Twitter after Usman Khawaja’s highly controversial dismissal during the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford, Manchester.
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Clarke’s back injury could be Smith’s ticket to restarting his Test career
Australia all-rounder Steven Smith has found himself playing with the big boys once again after being called up as Test captain Michael Clarke’s reserve as he continues to nurse his chronic back problems.
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Khan has not been an asset to the ODI squad for a number of years now
Veteran Pakistan batsman Younis Khan’s ODI career has been left in absolute shambles after he was snubbed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the upcoming Champions Trophy in June.
The BCCI are adamant on hosting the Asia Cup next year
India’s tour of New Zealand early next year is highly likely to be trimmed down to two Test matches, two ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals in order for the national team to have adequate time to return home and start preparing for the Asia Cup in February-March.
Cricket Australia were quick to dismiss the rumours of the row ever taking place
Cricket Australia have dismissed rumours of captain Michael Clarke and recently retired veteran batsman Michael Hussey having a heated confrontation at the end of Hussey’s last Test against Sri Lanka in Sydney.
