Sutherland expects the rivalry between the two Melbourne-based franchises to only get more intense from here on
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has announced that the infamous brawl between West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels and local boy Shane Warne has resulted in the Big Bash League (BBL) becoming more competitive, thus making it a bigger hit amongst the fans as rivalries between different states have been created, and in some cases, are already starting to heat up.
Swann has already established himself as England’s greatest off-spinner
Legendary England spinner Derek Underwood believes it is only a matter of time before off-spinner Graeme Swann surpasses his career wicket tally.
Hughes believes cracks will start becoming exposed if Clarke does not step down as a selector
Former Australia Test captain Kim Hughes has warned batsman Michael Clarke that if he does not resign as a Test selector, then confrontations with his team-mates are likely to occur in the future.
Ponting believes Warner’s aggressive batting style is misunderstood by a lot of people in the cricketing community
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has backed opening batsman David Warner to regain his form and be the national team’s saviour in many Test matches to come.
Flower admitted that Panesar should have been in the side for the first Test
England head coach Andy Flower had admitted that he and the rest of the selection committee made some fatal errors when picking the team for the first Test against India at Ahmedabad, hence the reason why they lost the match by nine wickets.
Dev believes that Tendulkar should retire when he feels the time is right
India legend Kapil Dev has called on the national team to start looking for talents beyond iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar since it will only be a matter of time before the ‘Little Master’ has no choice but to bring his illustrious international career to an end.
Du Plessis noted that there was a sombre atmosphere in the dressing room as soon as Duminy was carried in
A few days after South Africa batsman Jean Paul (JP) Duminy ruptured his Achilles tendon, his team-mates have come out of the shadows and paid tribute to their injured brother, saying that it was sad to see him sustain such a serious injury during the peak of his international career.
Hazlewood has his sights set on making his Test debut during the South Africa series
There has been a lot of talk about 21-year-old Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood making his international Test debut extremely soon, but that dream may soon become a reality after he replaced the injured Pat Cummins on the Test squad for the three-Test series against South Africa.
This is the sight many Indian fans have become accustomed to seeing in the past couple of months
Former India and New Zealand head coach John Wright believes iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s run of bad form will not last much longer, and added that it is only a matter of time before he starts to dazzle the crowds once again.
Watson knows that the odds are stacked against him
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that his current Test record is extremely poor given the amount of success he has had in the limited overs formats.
