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Former England captain Michael Atherton provided a cautious answer on whether Pakistan will tour England this summer.
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Former England captain Michael Atherton provided a cautious answer on whether Pakistan will tour England this summer.

Michael Atherton: “2021, Pakistan are looking at England and Australia coming over. I’m sure that will be on the wish list somewhere down the line”
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Michael Atherton has hinted that England and Australia may not tour Pakistan in 2021, but added that it “will be on the wish list somewhere down the line”.

Michael Atherton: “Babar Azam looks a fabulous player to me. He looks so skilful and the game looks so easy to him at times. I am very much looking forward to watching him play”
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Former England captain Michael Atherton has called Pakistan batsman and T20 skipper Babar Azam a “fabulous player”.

Michael Atherton: “I think in recent times, the strength and depth of their bowling and particularly the kind of wicket-taking bowlers – pace bowlers and mystery spinners – have set them apart”
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Former England captain Michael Atherton has admitted that Pakistan has always produced excellent fast bowlers and mystery spinners.

“What you can’t survive as captain is scoring no runs when the team are losing and that’s what’s been happening for Alastair in one-day cricket”
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Former England captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton have backed the national selectors’ decision to sack Alastair Cook as ODI skipper.

Atherton described Hughes as “a kind of classic Aussie batsman from the Outback really, with a rustic technique but with a desire to hit the ball and play aggressively”
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Former England captain Michael Atherton has announced that Australia batsman Phillip Hughes “was a fascinating player to watch”.
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Ex-England captain Andrew Strauss has apologised after calling his former team-mate Kevin Pietersen a c**t on live television.

“Losing games and not scoring runs is a bad combination for Alastair Cook – it’s not a combination a captain can survive too long”
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Former England captain Michael Atherton has announced that Alastair Cook’s captaincy will be in jeopardy if his form with the bat fails to improve.