‘I knew this was going to be’ harder than my innings in Adelaide, says Faf du Plessis

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“The position we got to, we’d have liked to win the game and be part of the best Test match ever”

South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has revealed that he knew right from the get go that his match-saving innings of 134 in the first Test against India in Johannesburg would be much harder than his fabulous unbeaten knock of 110 against Australia in the second Test in Adelaide in November 2012.

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Luck was not on my side during the last Ashes series, now I’m looking to change that, says Matt Prior

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“You need a bit of luck, and you can’t over-estimate how much that plays a part”

England vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matt Prior has announced that he is on a mission to score some runs in the upcoming Ashes series after lady luck refused to shine down on him during the last series, where he only scored 133 runs at a disappointing average of 19.

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India vs Australia 3rd ODI: Faulkner and Voges ruin Dhoni’s century

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Faulkner smashed 30 runs off an Ishant Sharma over to turn the tables on India

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s brilliant century counted for nothing at all as Australia batsman Adam Voges and all-rounder James Faulkner inspired the baggy greens to a sensational comeback in the third ODI in Mohali.

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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.

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‘My performances need to be better if I want to be considered as ODI captain’, says Faf du Plessis

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It is only a matter of time before du Plessis replaces de Villiers as ODI captain

South Africa Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has admitted that his “performances need to be better” if he is to have any chance of replacing AB de Villiers as skipper of the ODI team.

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