New Zealand vs India 2nd Test Day 5: Match drawn following McCullum’s historic triple century

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McCullum is now the only New Zealand cricketer to have scored a triple century

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum became the first cricketer from his country to score a triple century in Test cricket when he accomplished the feat during the final day of the second Test against India in Wellington.

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Johnson has brought batsmen back to reality with his lethal pace, says Michael Holding

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“What Mitchell Johnson did in this Test match and in the Ashes is add a new dimension to what you’ve seen over the past five or six years in Test cricket”

Legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has announced that Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson has brought batsmen back to reality with his lethal pace.

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‘What Watto did the other day was put the team first’, says Michael Clarke

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“Watto is hitting the ball as good as I’ve seen”

Australia captain Michael Clarke has lavished praise on all-rounder Shane Watson, stating that he “put the team first” when scoring his magnificent century during the third Test in Perth as he was thinking about setting England a massive target instead of bolstering his own stats.

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‘We’ve obviously had a tough day’, admits Stuart Broad

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“This team has done some special things in the last three or four years and we need something special over the next two days”

England pace bowler Stuart Broad has admitted that the national team have “obviously had a tough day” after Australia amassed a 369-run lead at the end of the third day of the third Test in Perth.

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‘We are going to cook them a bit more’, says Mitchell Johnson

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“I want to see Davey (Warner) get another hundred out there obviously, then get out there and have a real good crack”

Following his seven-wicket haul during the third day of the second Test in Adelaide, Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has revealed that the baggy greens plan to “cook” England a little while longer tomorrow.

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Australia vs England 2nd Test Day 3: Johnson’s seven-for leaves England in dire straits

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Johnson demolished England’s batting line-up with his seven wickets

Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson continued his red-hot streak with the ball as he ripped through England’s batting line-up with seven wickets on the third day of the second Test in Adelaide.

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South Africa vs India 1st ODI: South Africa annihilate lacklustre India

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De Kock hammered a career-best 135

After a war of words between India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa skipper AB de Villiers, it was the Proteas who emerged triumphant in the first ODI in Johannesburg as they absolutely annihilated the Indians, beating them by a massive margin of 141 runs.

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