A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Mickey Arthur lashes out at rotation policy critics

Arthur is sick and tired of all the abuse targeted towards the rotation policy

Australia’s newly implemented rotation policy is no stranger to criticism, but coach Mickey Arthur seems to have had enough and launched a scathing attack against all the critics, stating that they only know how to berate everything without having full knowledge of the reasoning behind it.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: I am hoping to make my Test debut soon, says Callum Ferguson

Ferguson’s run of 25 ODIs was ended after his severe injury

Australia batsman Callum Ferguson, who last represented the country during the 2009 Champions Trophy before being sidelined with a severe knee injury, has announced that he believes he is ready to make his Test debut, given the amount of runs he has scored for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield this season.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: I have to start making bigger contributions with the bat, says Angelo Mathews

Mathews has to start converting his half-centuries into hundreds to prove that he is a natural born leader

Newly appointed Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has admitted that he must start making larger contributions with the bat in future series in order to show his team that he is capable of leading by example.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Sri Lanka need to play more Test matches per year, says Kumar Sangakkara

Sangakkara believes Sri Lanka will suffer if they do not play more Tests in the future

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara believes the national side need to see an increase in the number of Test matches they play per year in order to ensure that the format does not become extinct in the country.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Peter Siddle believes resting bowlers can be useful, but should not be mandatory

Siddle and Starc are the only two pace bowlers capable of keeping themselves fit at the moment

While Cricket Australia may have made the rotation policy amongst their pace bowlers in the national side mandatory, it does not mean that all of seamers are pleased its implementation.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Andrew Hudson admits Thami Tsolekile was supposed to play in Test series against New Zealand

Tsolekile still does not fully understand why he was dropped during the New Zealand Test series

South Africa convenor of selectors Andrew Hudson has admitted that wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile was supposed to replace batsman AB de Villiers behind the stumps for the New Zealand Test series, but he was denied the opportunity after de Villiers announced that he would like to continue donning the gloves for the Proteas.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: David Warner cannot constantly be looking to smash every ball for a boundary, says Michael Clarke

Warner has to learn that not all deliveries can be thumped to the boundary

Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that even though team-mate and opening batsman David Warner is an exceptional player, he has to learn when to apply the brakes and take a more defensive standpoint, especially if the team happens to be in a spot of bother.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Brendon McCullum replaces Ross Taylor as New Zealand captain

Hesson and McCullum are both hoping that Taylor decides to return soon

New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum has been named as the national team’s new captain across all three formats after Ross Taylor refused to accept a situation where he would lead the Test side in a split-captaincy scenario.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Andrew Flintoff believes Kevin Pietersen will have lots of success in India

Flintoff believes Pietersen is still a huge asset for the England team

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has revealed that he believes batsman Kevin Pietersen, who recently completed his reintegration back into the national side, will have an extremely successful tour of India.

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