“English cricket is at a crossroads and needs to change”
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Incoming England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves has announced that the country desperately needs its own premier league.
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“I don’t think I probably will [keep my place], but that’s fine”
Australia stand-in captain George Bailey expects to be dropped when regular skipper Michael Clarke makes his international comeback.
Sangakkara overtook Adam Gilchrist as the wicketkeeper with the most dismissals in ODIs
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Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has broken the record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in ODIs.
“I have told him very clearly that instances like this only serve to set back the progress he has made”
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Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has announced that opening batsman David Warner “needs to stop looking for trouble”.
“We didn’t want to take a risk with Ajmal’s career because latest reports suggested his elbow extension was still not within the 15 degrees allowed by the ICC”
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Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has withdrawn from the country’s World Cup squad after admitting that he needs more time to rectify his bowling action.
“You want to lead from the front, and when it’s not happening for you it is incredibly frustrating”
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Even after Sri Lanka took an unassailable 4-2 lead in the ongoing seven-match ODI series, England captain Alastair Cook still believes he should continue captaining the national team.
“He can wreak havoc in that period so you don’t want him in too early”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior believes that Jos Buttler needs to come in towards the end of the innings since he thrives in that sort of situation.
“You worry that this could jeopardize Sean Abbott and his cricket career and we don’t want that”
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Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland has made it clear that the board will provide New South Wales pace bowler Sean Abbott “with all the support he needs”.
“Sean will have all the support he needs around him”
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Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland has announced that New South Wales pace bowler Sean Abbott will receive all the support he needs following South Australia batsman Phillip Hughes’ horrific injury.
“There are still a lot of unknowns and doubts about it from my perspective, so I’ve decided to sit this one out”
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Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has refused to play in Victoria’s day-night Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania due to fatigue and his discomfort with using a pink ball.
