“We see him as our opening batsman, with Jason Roy, in the Champions Trophy”
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England opener Alex Hales has been out of action since January as he broke a bone in his right hand during the limited overs tour of India.
“I don’t want to rush it”
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Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc has virtually ruled himself out of the World Twenty20 in India in March as he continues to recover from ankle surgery.
This was the first Test in 17 years to end as a draw at the MCG
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Despite Australia throwing everything at them, India managed to stand firm and see out the final day of the third Test in Melbourne to ensure that they didn’t find themselves trailing 3-0 in the ongoing Test series.
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“It’s the first time that they will be going there, and they will learn a lot in the series”
With the tour of South Africa looming, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced the he is not concerned about the national team’s inexperienced batting line-up.
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“The initial feedback from the people doing the testing was positive”
West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has announced that he is confident both Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford’s bowling actions will be cleared after they were reported for a suspicious action during the recent Test series against India.
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Ajmal will target Gayle and Samuels during the upcoming series
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has announced that he remains confident the national team will “bounce back” after their disgraceful showing in the recently concluded Champions Trophy, which saw them lose every single one of their matches.
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Taylor has challenged the Australian batsmen to showcase everything they’ve got
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has attributed the national team’s lacklustre batting displays over the past few series to Twenty20 cricket, stating that the large contracts and action-packed format has corrupted the gentlemanly and classic version of the sport.
Healy and Wade sorted out their differences
Former Australia player Ian Healy and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade have put their differences aside after Healy heavily criticised Wade’s glovework during the Test series against South Africa and Sri Lanka.
