‘No matter who you’re playing, it’s an exciting time [before] the first Test match of any summer’, says Brad Haddin

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“It’s the first Test of the summer, it’s always big”

Australia vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has announced that he is looking forward to the second round of the Ashes against arch-rivals England, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.

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‘If you have a strong base and have worked on your technique, you’re much more confident’, says Virat Kohli

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“If you have worked on your technique properly, you can back yourself to hold your position and hit where you want to”

India vice-captain Virat Kohli has smashed two centuries within a matter of days in the ongoing ODI series against Australia, but just how is the 24-year-old able to score at such a consistent rate?

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Brad Hodge is the only man capable of replacing Michael Hussey, says Dean Jones

Hodge already has a double century next to his name in Tests

Former Australia batsman Dean Jones believes veteran batsman Brad Hodge is the only man capable of replacing Michael Hussey, who recently retired from international cricket, and added that the national selectors should include him in the Test squad for their upcoming four-Test series against India, which starts later this week.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: ‘At no time’ did Mike Hesson ever suggest to split the captaincy, says Shane Bond

Bond revealed that Hesson had never told him about his intention to split the captaincy

New Zealand bowling coach Shane Bond has reignited the captaincy saga that hit the national team hard, whereby captain Ross Taylor stepped down and handed over all his duties to batsman Brendon McCullum, by saying that “at no time” did coach Mike Hesson ever suggest splitting the captaincy.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Australia have a lot of talented reserves who are capable of replacing the outgoing players, says Glenn McGrath

Ponting and Hussey’s retirement has left a huge void in Australia’s middle order

The retirement of veteran batting pair Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey has hit Australia hard and at a crucial time, where they will be under serious pressure to regain the Ashes from arch-rivals England after failing to do so on the previous two occasions.

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