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“His action is good, he’s bowling with good pace, you can’t buy that stuff on the shelf”
Legendary Australia captain and batsman Allan Border has announced that left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson should be given a license to “bust some heads” during the upcoming Ashes series, which gets underway tomorrow in Brisbane.
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There is still no word on how serious Prior’s injury is
England vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matt Prior is in a race against time to be fully fit for the first Ashes Test, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane, after suffering a “tight left calf”.
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“He says he’s ready to go again and we will have to work well with him on tour”
England captain Alastair Cook has announced that he will be keeping a close eye on left-arm spinner Monty Panesar during the Ashes series as he has been involved in numerous controversies over the past couple of months.
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“Australia in general can be quite an intimidating place”
England pace bowler James Anderson has come up with a simple, yet effective, plan to silence the Australians during the national team’s upcoming tour of the Land Down Under next month.
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Teams will now receive two reviews, regardless of how many they have used, after 80 overs in an innings
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that the number of reviews teams have will be topped back up to two after 80 overs of play in a Test match innings.
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Devcich recently scored his maiden first-class century against India A
Uncapped Northern Districts opening batsman Anton Devcich has finally been given his big break as he was included in New Zealand’s limited overs squad for their tour of Bangladesh, which gets underway in a few days.
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Dravid believes Test matches are the “life source” of cricket
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has always been a keen advocate of saving Test cricket, and once again, he has made a desperate plea for more Test matches to be played as he believes it provides players with a solid foundation, which helps them prosper in ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.
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Hafeez’s last-minute heroics knocked Antigua out
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez and left-arm pace bowler Krishmar Santokie sent the Antigua Hawksbills packing with a five-wicket last-ball win, while also keeping the Guyana Amazon Warriors’ dream of becoming the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champions alive.
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“His reading of the game and his calmness in tough situations reminds me of Dhoni”
Legendary West Indies opening batsman and Barbados Tridents head coach Desmond Haynes has announced that all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who is the captain of the Barbados franchise, reminds him “a lot of Dhoni”.
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Lorgat is willing to do everything in his power to improve ties with the BCCI
Former International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Haroon Lorgat, who was recently elected as Cricket South Africa’s new chief executive, has announced that improving ties between himself and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is his top priority.
