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“I’ve come out here with the mentality to play”
England batsman Michael Carberry has announced that he is determined to play in the Ashes this year and added that he did not come all this way to sit on the sidelines.
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Anderson ordered to pay £265 for speeding
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Anderson has to pay his fine within a fortnight
England pace bowler James Anderson has been fined £265 for speeding after doing 58mph in a 50mph zone in Cheshire in April.
Bell aiming to be England’s Ashes hero once again
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“I want to carry on and I believe at 31 I’m in the best time as a batsman”
England batsman Ian Bell is aiming to be his country’s Ashes hero once again after his heroics during the historic series this summer helped the national team register a convincing 3-0 win over arch-rivals Australia.
‘Since we won The Ashes in the summer I’ve lost 9kgs and feel in the best condition of my whole career’, says Matt Prior
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“I know people say that it doesn’t get you runs, wickets or catches, but it gives you the best opportunity to stay fit and the best opportunity to stay away from fatigue”
England vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matt Prior has revealed that “since we won The Ashes in the summer I’ve lost 9kgs (18lb) and feel in the best condition of my whole career”.
Finn, Tremlett and Rankin battle for final bowling spot
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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.
‘Top-order runs out in Australia are vitally important’, says Alastair Cook
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“Sometimes in England 240-250 can be a good score with the overhead conditions, but the majority of the time in Australia 400 is the bare minimum”
With England just having landed in the Land Down Under, captain Alastair Cook has already sent a strong message to the top-order batsmen, stating that they will have to step up and set the foundation for the rest of the team.
I’m more interested in making history than drinking beers with Australia, says James Anderson
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“It’s hard to build a relationship with the opposition”
England pace bowler James Anderson has revealed that he is more concerned about leading his team to Ashes glory for a fourth time in a row, a feat which England have not accomplished since the 19th century, than drinking beers and getting to know the Australian players.
England will win 3-1 again, says Andrew Strauss
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“England have had a lot of success against Australia since 2009 – it’s very much [been] one-way traffic”
In the 2010-11 Ashes series Andrew Strauss led England to a 3-1 win over Australia in the Land Down Under, but the former captain is not hestitating to predict the same scoreline when his successor, Alastair Cook, leads the national team into hostile territory next month.
‘We will need to get our preparation spot-on’, says Ian Bell
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“As a team, winning four Ashes series on the bounce would be a massive achievement and that’s the ultimate goal this winter”
England batsman Ian Bell, who was the hero of the recent Ashes series with three centuries and two half-centuries, is ecstatic to have won the historic series three times in a row, but the Warwickshire batsman also cautioned his team-mates not to get “carried away” when they travel to the Land Down Under next month.
The best way to shut Australia up is to bowl them out, says James Anderson
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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.