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“I think you can start pencilling his name into the starting team-sheet”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that he truly believes this is the beginning of something special for batsman Michael Carberry, who scored an unbeaten 153 against Australia A just yesterday.
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“We’ve got to come out tomorrow and work ourselves into a position where we feel we can win the game”
South Africa captain Graeme Smith, who recorded his fifth double century today, believes that the Proteas “are in a good position” to beat Pakistan and win the second Test in Dubai.
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“Whatever little MS spoke with me, he did suggest that I have the ability to open the batting and counter the new ball”
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma has revealed that he became acquainted with the role of opening the batting after captain Mahendra Singh told him he was “capable” and had the “ability” of becoming a proficient opener.
Arthur is sick and tired of all the abuse targeted towards the rotation policy
Australia’s newly implemented rotation policy is no stranger to criticism, but coach Mickey Arthur seems to have had enough and launched a scathing attack against all the critics, stating that they only know how to berate everything without having full knowledge of the reasoning behind it.
Kallis is looking to be part of South Africa’s team during the 2015 ICC World Cup
South Africa veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that he has no plans to retire anytime soon since he has been in the form of his life over the past number of series.
Ponting and Hussey’s retirement has left a huge void in Australia’s middle order
The retirement of veteran batting pair Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey has hit Australia hard and at a crucial time, where they will be under serious pressure to regain the Ashes from arch-rivals England after failing to do so on the previous two occasions.
Flower believes the England team have to forget about Pietersen and concentrate on becoming the number one Test team again
England team director Andy Flower has announced that he believes Kevin Pietersen’s desire to play in a full season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is the main cause of destabilising relations between him, his team-mates and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
