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Afridi helped Pakistan level the series
Coming off a shocking one-run defeat in the first ODI in Sharjah, Pakistan bounced back to crush South Africa by 66 runs in the second ODI in Dubai to level the series at 1-1.
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5th Investec Ashes Test: England denied 4-0 series win after bad light has last laugh
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England registered a crushing 3-0 series win over Australia
England were denied the opportunity of humiliating their rivals even further after bad light stopped play on the final day at The Oval with the home team needing just 21 more runs to register a 4-0 thrashing of Australia.
Fourth Investec Ashes Test: Dismal Australia hand England 3-0 lead
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Broad’s 11 wickets left Australia down for the count
After England retained the Ashes in less than impressive circumstances, with rain virtually wiping out the final day of the third Test to end it as a draw, more salt was rubbed in Australia’s wounds as they faltered in their chase of 299 to hand England an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
‘I think Australia played a lot better than many expected and England, in my view, were below par’, says Michael Holding
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“For the most part, they were pathetic”
With numerous media outlets and former players hailing England’s 3-0 victory over Australia in the recently concluded Ashes series, legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has opted for a much different approach as he believes “Australia played a lot better than many expected and England, in my view, were below par”.
ECB to bolster security when national team travel Down Under
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Security around Broad and his team-mates will be dramatically increased
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that they will be bolstering security when the national team travel to Australia in November due to fears for the players safety after Australia coach Darren Lehmann told the public to “get stuck into” pace bowler Stuart Broad for his “blatant cheating” in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
I wanted to quit the ODI side last year since I feared sustaining a career-threatening injury, admits Kevin Pietersen
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Pietersen’s knee issues have heightened his fears about sustaining a career-threatening injury
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has for once not been the talk of the town as he continues to nurse his knee just days before the start of the historic Ashes series, which begins at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on July 10.
Dwayne Bravo appointed as West Indies’ new ODI captain
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Bravo feels honoured to be captaining his country for the Champions Trophy
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has replaced Darren Sammy as the country’s new ODI captain ahead of the Champions Trophy next month in England.