“If you never get to play in an Ashes game, this is the closest you will ever get to beating an Australia team”
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England captain Eoin Morgan has said that he is treating his side’s Champions Trophy showdown against Australia on Saturday like his own personal Ashes.
“It is nice to score runs but, if my hundred helps win Bangladesh a game, it is a special feeling”
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Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has been in sublime form in the ongoing Champions Trophy, but his side are in a difficult situation when it comes to qualifying for the semi-finals.
“If I would have continued playing, I would have been able to get some form before the final”
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has revealed that being rested during the Kings XI Punjab’s match against the Rajasthan Royals “destroyed my momentum”.
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“I certainly think we are an unpleasant team to play against at the minute”
Fresh off winning the Ashes 3-0 against Australia, England pace bowler Stuart Broad believes the entire squad has grown in confidence and the 27-year-old had no hesitation in boldly stating that his side are one of the toughest teams there has ever been.
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Bell’s 91 propelled England to an emphatic win
The historic Edgbaston ground in Birmingham was the place to be on June 8 as arch-rivals England and Australia prepared for their pre-Ashes clash in which the winner would be deemed to have the psychological advantage over their opponent heading into the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on July 10.
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Gough believes the rivalry between Clarke and Cook will be one of the most intense the Ashes has ever seen
Having had the experience of playing in the Ashes and knowing the pressures that come with the old rivalry between England and Australia, former England pace bowler Darren Gough has warned the cricketing world not to dismiss Australia as the underdogs during this year’s back-to-back Ashes series.
