Cook should not concern himself with Warne’s comments, says Steve Waugh

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“Alastair will just go out and do his job and if his side is winning then there’s not much else he can do”

Legendary Australia captain Steve Waugh has announced that England skipper Alastair Cook should not concern himself with former Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about him being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative”.

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Warne’s comments are ‘old news’, says Alastair Cook

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“It hasn’t changed since the summer and we don’t expect it to change over the next couple of months”

England captain Alastair Cook has dismissed former Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about him being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative” as “old news”, despite admitting that there are times when he could be more “imaginative”.

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‘I don’t think Shane Warne’s ever said a nice thing about an England touring team’, says Joe Root

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“I don’t know why he said that”

England batsman Joe Root has lashed out at former Australia spin king Shane Warne over the comments he made about captain Alastair Cook being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative”, stating that “I don’t think Shane Warne’s ever said a nice thing about an England touring team”.

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Cook ‘just gets the job done’, says Nasser Hussain

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“He’s the sort of guy that when challenged, goes out and proves people wrong”

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has announced that current skipper Alastair Cook should pay no attention to ex-Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about him being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative”.

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Warne’s comments about Cook was ‘just a bit of friendly banter’, says Sir Ian Botham

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“If it’s not Warne, it’s Glenn McGrath telling everyone they’re going to win 5-0”

Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that Australia spin king Shane Warne’s controversial comments about captain Alastair Cook being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative” was nothing more than “a bit of friendly banter”.

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‘Cook can be negative, boring, not very imaginative’, says Shane Warne

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“If Australia play well and he continues to captain the way he does, I think England are going to lose the series”

Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has taken a jab at Alastair Cook just weeks before the start of the Ashes series, stating that the England captain “can be negative, boring, not very imaginative”.

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‘We have seen some quality batting and bowling’ in the Australia India series, says Rameez Raja

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Raja believes both India and Australia are playing “quality” cricket

Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja has disagreed with ex-Australia skipper Ian Chappell’s negative views on the ongoing India Australia limited overs series, stating that he believes “we have seen some quality batting and bowling”.

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‘I think standing down as a selector has been one of the best things I’ve done’, says Michael Clarke

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“Instead of selection meetings and being on the phone for hours, I’m having coffee, lunch, breakfast with my team-mates now and trying to help all of us”

Australia captain Michael Clarke has admitted that “standing down as a selector has been one of the best things I’ve done” since it has allowed him to build a healthier relationship with the rest of his team-mates. 

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Veteran and retired Indian players share their secrets of bridging the gap between domestic and international cricket

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“It’s all about the basics, going back and going forward”

Veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, along with a trio of former captains, which include Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and GR Viswanath, have all exposed their secrets of how players can bridge the gap between domestic and international cricket.

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