Sir Viv Richards: “He tends to be like a Muhammad Ali, in my opinion, when he boxes, he jabs and he hurts you”
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Iconic West Indies big-hitter Sir Viv Richards said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is like legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.
“If Cook wants to stay boring and be the same old England by bowling wide of off stump and trying to build up pressure slowly then he has chosen the wrong path”
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Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has taken a jab at England captain Alastair Cook by calling him “boring” ahead of the national team’s Test series against Sri Lanka.
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“They interfere basically with a lot of the cricket decisions over the period of time and I don’t necessarily agree with that”
Australia assistant coach Steve Rixon, who was sacked just the other day, has announced that he has “very little respect” for Cricket Australia since they kept on interfering in decisions that had already been made.
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“I’d dry retch for the next three days”
Legendary Australia pace bowler Merv Hughes has taken a jab at England by poking fun at their healthy dietary plans, stating that he would “dry retch for the next three days” if he had to eat some of those dishes.
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“They are both imaginative, good readers of the game and take the aggressive option first – whereas Cook retreats too quickly”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has announced that England need to replace captain Alastair Cook immediately if they want to become a truly dominant side.
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“I don’t know why he said that”
England batsman Joe Root has lashed out at former Australia spin king Shane Warne over the comments he made about captain Alastair Cook being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative”, stating that “I don’t think Shane Warne’s ever said a nice thing about an England touring team”.
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“Just because I averaged 30 doesn’t make it a huge train smash”
England batsman Jonathan Trott has revealed that after his disappointing performance during the recent Ashes series, where he only scored 293 runs at a dismal average of 29.30, he has revitalised himself and now feels that he is ready for a second round showdown against arch-rivals Australia.
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“If Australia play well and he continues to captain the way he does, I think England are going to lose the series”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has taken a jab at Alastair Cook just weeks before the start of the Ashes series, stating that the England captain “can be negative, boring, not very imaginative”.
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“I just think they’re getting to that stage where a lot of their guys have been around a long time and they’ve been at the top or near the top for a while”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has taken a jab at the England team just prior to the start of the Ashes series, stating that “I think the England team might be slightly past their absolute peak”.
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“What’s my forecast? Oh I have to stay with 5-0”
Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham believes the national team are “red-hot favourites” to win the upcoming Ashes series, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
