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“We will look at leaving a little grass on it just to assist with making it a competitive wicket”
The curator of the Adelaide Oval, Damian Hough, has announced that his ground staff are doing everything in their power to ensure the pitch has “as much pace and bounce” as possible in order to calm fears that bowlers will struggle to take wickets.
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“I’m very determined to finish my career in a strong way and leave this team better than when I took over”
After having a very poor series against Bangladesh, where he only averaged 18 with the bat, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has admitted that “as captain I need more runs”.
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“[Rankin] gives us that option, he obviously hasn’t played a Test match or been around the Test match environment before, so interesting to see how he goes”
With pace bowler Tim Bresnan highly unlikely to be fit in time for the first Ashes Test against Australia on November 21 in Brisbane, Steven Finn, Chris Tremlett and Boyd Rankin will have to battle against each other for the final bowling spot available on the national team roster.
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“It was difficult to come to India and not play some years ago but I watched carefully and learned from the sidelines”
West Indies spinner Shane Shillingford has announced that he believes he can give legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar and the rest of his team-mates “a run for their money” when the men from the Caribbean tour the subcontinent nation next month.
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“I know how the conditions are, how to score runs, what kind of changes I have to make in my technique”
India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has revealed that he can be a major asset to the national team if their tour of South Africa goes ahead since he knows what the conditions will be like.
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“I feel we are in a better position than before”
Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has announced that the national team will be back to their best when they take on South Africa in the United Arab Emirates in the coming days.
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“It wasn’t the worst I could have got”
Troubled New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has admitted that he “feels fortunate” to have been handed a six-month ban after testing positive for a banned substance as he knows it could have been a lot worse.
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Starc is sick and tired of not playing back-to-back Test matches
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Starc has once again lashed out at Cricket Australia over their controversial rotation policy, stating that it is hard for him to stay consistent if he is spending half his time on the bench.
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Hughes has a habit of being dropped during high profile series
With the first leg of the Ashes series done and dusted, Australia batsman Phillip Hughes, who was dropped after failing to have much of an impact during the historic series, stated that “you need form nearly every innings these days to hold your spot”.
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Salpietro was trying to stop people moving around behind the sightscreen
Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has revealed that he actually knows the man who distracted him before he was dismissed lbw for 84 in the first innings of the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford, Manchester.
