“We didn’t play spin well”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that the national team will excel on their upcoming tour of the United Arab Emirates, but only if they play Pakistan’s spinners well.
Gayle shows off the strip club in his house
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Chris Gayle is renowned for being one of the biggest party animals in international cricket, but the West Indian opener took that status to a whole new level when he revealed that he has a strip club in his house.
“Wherever he’s gone in the world he’s had great success”
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England batsman Joe Root has revealed that he is looking forward to working alongside newly appointed head coach Trevor Bayliss.
“He has played a lot of games in the shorter formats for Sri Lanka, not a lot of the Test matches, but his first class record is excellent”
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Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake has agreed to sign with Worcestershire as a replacement for Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal.
“He plays a high-risk game, but there’s a bit of a difference between 135kph and 145 to 150kph coming at him”
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has challenged New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum to mirror what he did against England when the Blackcaps take on the Baggy Greens in Auckland on February 28.
“What will we gain by sending B, C or D teams from cricket?”
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International Cricket Council (ICC) President Mustafa Kamal has announced that cricket’s “value will be diluted” if the sport were to be played in the Olympics.
“On the whole we just didn’t put it all together”
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Following a disappointing season with the Delhi Daredevils, South Africa all-rounder JeanPaul (JP) Duminy has announced that the team needs to take a good look at themselves “in the mirror”.
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“If he was any good at baseball, he could double or triple what he earns from cricket”
After becoming one of Australia’s most treasured talismans in the ongoing Ashes series, flamboyant opening batsman David Warner is mulling over whether he can mirror his success in cricket in Major League Baseball.
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“That was a tour I will be very happy to forget”
England pace bowler James Anderson has announced that the national team do not want to relive the tragic memories of the 2006-07 Ashes series, where England were whitewashed 5-0 by Australia, but instead, they will try and mirror the 2010-11 series, where they beat Australia 3-1 in their own backyard.
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Haddin knew he had edged the delivery from Anderson
While most captains and players are in favour of the Decision Review System (DRS), except for India of course, Australia vice-captain Brad Haddin has a very different outlook when it comes to the use of technology during matches, whereby he believes only umpires should have the power to ask for the DRS to be used.