“I saw in Cook at Headingley the same look Andrew Strauss had when he played his last Test at Lord’s”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that he believes “there is an underlying current of unhappiness” amongst the players after their 100-run loss to Sri Lanka during the second Test at Headingley.
“He’s not going to give up and nor should he”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior has announced that captain Alastair Cook is the right man to lead the team, despite their poor run of form as of late.
“I don’t think he could have done anything more”
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Despite being on the verge of losing the second Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley, England, batsman Ian Bell has announced that “there is absolutely no doubt” that Alastair Cook will stay on as captain.
“They know what the challenges will be”
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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced that the national team’s upcoming tour of England will be a huge challenge for his team, especially since “quite a few of the players will be playing their first series in England”.
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“Obviously, [I’m] very disappointed with the way we batted”
West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has announced that the national team’s performance with the bat during their 186-run loss to New Zealand in the first Test in Jamaica was “bitterly disappointing”.
“You can’t really fault the way we played”
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Following New Zealand’s 186-run victory over the West Indies in the first Test in Jamaica, captain Brendon McCullum has described his side’s performance as “perfect”.
“He is to be commended for his actions and we deeply regret that aspects of his statement are now in the public domain”
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has announced that the global cricketing body will “urgently investigate” how New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum’s testimony against match-fixing got leaked to the press.
“Denesh can help West Indies leapfrog New Zealand in the rankings”
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A number of former West Indies players have lauded the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) decision to make Denesh Ramdin captain of the country’s Test team.
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“Normally there are heroes in these tournaments, but what I saw was that young players and seniors were all contributing together”
Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has expressed his jubilation towards the national team’s victory at the World Twenty20.
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Herath took five wickets and only gave away three runs from 3.3 overs
Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath wreaked havoc on the New Zealand batsmen as he recorded his maiden five-wicket haul to lead his side to a 59-run win in Chittagong and to the semi-finals of the World Twenty20.
