Riaz ruled out of Test series against Australia

"Riaz has been advised to undergo a two-three week rest/rehab period before considering a return to impact and bowling"

“Riaz has been advised to undergo a two-three week rest/rehab period before considering a return to impact and bowling”

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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Wahab Riaz has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Australia after he injured his left knee during the second ODI against the Baggy Greens in Dubai.

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Netherlands ‘cheated’ to replace me with Cooper, says Gruijters

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“I would have played in the Dutch cricket team had it not been for the fact that the Dutch coaching staff decided to bend the rules, act against the spirit of cricket and basically cheat”

Netherlands batsman Tim Gruijters has revealed that the team management claimed that he had an injury in order to add all-rounder Tom Cooper into the country’s World Twenty20 squad.

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Broad doubtful for Boxing Day Test

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“At the end of the day, even if there is a small crack there and my symptoms aren’t painful, I see no reason why I can’t continue to play”

England pace bowler Stuart Broad is unlikely to play in the Boxing Day Test after being hit on the right foot by Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson during the third day of the third Test in Perth.

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