“I woke up feeling this hole inside me knowing that England was over for me for a bit and I was going back to county cricket”
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England all-rounder Ravi Bopara has admitted that he felt “empty” and “frustrated” at being left out of the national team for their recently concluded two-Test series against Sri Lanka.
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“His relationship with English cricket has been like an illicit affair”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that batsman Kevin Pietersen was axed since he lost the national team’s trust.
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“Kevin had recognised that I was a threat and the way to counter that was to take me on and he got rid of me in two overs”
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn and legendary South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald both believe the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have made a grave mistake by axing batsman Kevin Pietersen.
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“I’m sure every cricket fan would like to know more details because Kevin is the player more than any other who puts bums on seats”
England spinner Graeme Swann, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, has admitted that he is absolutely “baffled” by the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) decision to axe batsman Kevin Pietersen from their future plans.
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“I will continue to play but deeply regret that it won’t be for England”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen’s international career is effectively over after he was not selected for the national team’s upcoming limited overs tour of the West Indies and the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh next month.
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“What I can’t afford to do is throw myself back into the international arena prematurely and re-injure myself”
New Zealand all-rounder Daniel Vettori has ruled himself out of the upcoming home series against the West Indies as he believes it is too early to guarantee that he has fully recovered from his Achilles injury.
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New Zealand’s Test squad will now be named on November 29
New Zealand have delayed naming their squad for the upcoming Test series against the West Indies in order to assess the fitness of their key players.
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Amla became the first South African batsman to record a triple century
South Africa opening batsman Hashim Amla bagged four awards, including Cricketer of the Year, at the recent Cricket South Africa award ceremony in Sandton.
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Aaron is hoping to restart his international career via the Ranji Trophy
India pace bowler Varun Aaron, who has been sidelined for the past 15 months due to a severe back injury, has announced that he is looking forward to the upcoming Ranji Trophy season and hopes to use it as a launching pad to restart his international career.
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Vettori will return when he feels ready
New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori has undergone a surgical procedure to repair his troublesome Achilles tendon in London in a bid to prolong his international career.