After being thrashed 3-0, I think Australia are in no position to be making sneaky comments about me, says Jonathan Trott

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“The Australians have made a few comments already and it’s quite surprising, having lost 3-0, they want to make comments, challenges, and start making suggestions and statements about individuals”

England batsman Jonathan Trott has lashed out at Australian pace bowler Ryan Harris after he stated that the baggy greens’ bowling attack had forced the South African-born batsman to change his natural game during the recent Ashes series.

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Kevin Pietersen is a perfect role model for youngsters, says Ashley Giles

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“Kev gets a bad rap a lot I think for some of the stuff he says and does, but for me in this group he has been great with these young guys”

England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has announced that South African-born batsman Kevin Pietersen is a perfect role model for youngsters, despite all the controversies he has been involved in throughout his international career.

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Samit Patel sick and tired of being snubbed by national selectors

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“I just got told I wasn’t consistent enough, which I thought was very wrong, very harsh”

England all-rounder Samit Patel has been snubbed by the national selectors for the past couple of series, but the 28-year-old finally lashed out at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after not being able to hold his tongue any longer.

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We cannot keep comparing Virat Kohli to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, says Rahul Dravid

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Dravid is confident Kohli will learn to control his temper as time goes by

India batting great Rahul Dravid has called on the cricketing community to stop trying to make comparisons between vice-captain Virat Kohli and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as they are “two very different people”.

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Misbah-ul-Haq is responsible for all of Pakistan’s recent failures, says Abdul Razzaq

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Razzaq is willing to do everything in his power to regain his spot in the national team

Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has lashed out at captain Misbah-ul-Haq, stating that his defensive batting and timid approach is responsible for all the failures the national team have endured in the past couple of months.

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Ricky Ponting lashes out at Cricket Australia over huge BBL publicity stunt after Ashes thrashing

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Ponting was “flabbergasted” by Cricket Australia’s publicity stunt to raise awareness about the BBL

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has lashed out at Cricket Australia over the amount of publicity and hype they created over the upcoming season of the Big Bash League (BBL) just hours after the national team were thrashed by 347 runs against England in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.

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‘Our performance with the bat…was unacceptable’, says Michael Clarke

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Clarke has even started questioning his own captaincy abilities

Australia captain Michael Clarke has lashed out at all the batsmen in the squad after they yet again failed to put up an impressive performance during the second Ashes Test, which cost Australia the match by an embarrassing 347 runs and handed England a 2-0 lead heading into the third Test at Old Trafford, Manchester.

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