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Watson’s choice to review his lbw decision caused Warner to explode
Having gotten himself into enough trouble already, Australia opening batsman David Warner distanced himself from his brother’s derogatory tweets about all-rounder Shane Watson on Twitter, stating that “I do not endorse his comments”.
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Border believes Warner has the capability of helping Australia win the Ashes
Legendary Australia captain Allan Border has “strongly” criticised Cricket Australia’s decision to ship opening batsman David Warner off to South Africa with the Australia A team during a crucial Ashes series, in which England currently have a 2-0 lead.
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Afridi’s seven wickets for 12 runs is now his new personal best bowling figures in ODIs
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi backed up his statement about himself being “better” than many of the other international players in the game after he scored 76 runs and took seven wickets against the West Indies in a fairytale-like ODI return.
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Arthur put many of the players under too much pressure
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that ex-coach Mickey Arthur instilled fear into the heart of the team during his tenure, but also added that his successor Darren Lehmann will inject a new and much-needed calm into the squad.
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Sangakkara’s triumphant knock cut England down to their knees
Kumar Sangakkara singlehandedly put Sri Lanka on his back and carried them across the finish line against England in what many cricket pundits would have arguably called his best ODI innings to date.
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Raina was India’s skipper the last time they toured Zimbabwe
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced that the national team will be touring Zimbabwe in July-August, contrary to what they said earlier last month.
De Lange was the most successful Test debutant in 2011
South Africa pace bowler Marchant de Lange is nearing his international return after having spent nearly nine months on the sidelines with a stress fracture in his back.
Ireland will be looking to re-enact these scenes during their two-match series
Just days after Scotland announced that they would be playing two ODIs against Pakistan in May, Ireland have done the same in order to continue playing against top ranked opposition.
Amla was glad to get some practice before the start of the Test series
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has revealed that the team’s warm up match against Australia A was ideal since it allowed him to get some much-needed practice before the start of the Test series.
Hesson is expecting big things from Muralitharan
Sri Lanka bowling legends Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas will be helping the New Zealand team when they tour their country of origin later this month.
