“These are the big tournaments and the ones you really want to win”
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The Australian players may be embroiled in a pay dispute with Cricket Australia, but captain Steve Smith has said that his side are focused on the Champions Trophy.
“I’m thrilled to be given the opportunity to join such illustrious company, childhood heroes and icons of the game from previous eras which you grow up hearing about”
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Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist and all-rounder Jack Ryder will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the Allan Border Medal ceremony in Sydney on Tuesday.
“We’ve got to make sure Jesse is really desperate to play for New Zealand and make sure he fits within the group”
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has announced that he “will not compromise the team dynamic” just for all-rounder Jesse Ryder.
“My immediate aim would be to prepare the team for the upcoming busy cricket season including next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup”
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Legendary pace bowler Waqar Younis has been given a second chance to coach the national team after he quit in 2011 due to personal reasons.
Ronchi has been in impressive form as of late
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New Zealand wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi and off-spinner Mark Craig will both be looking to make their Test debuts after being included in the national team’s squad for their tour of the West Indies in June.
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“A lot of things happen around cricket but you have to be focused when you are representing your country”
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced that his side will not be distracted by all the ongoing off-field issues ahead of their highly-anticipated match against Australia.
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The pace trio visited the theatre just hours before their flight to Zimbabwe
Pakistan’s newly appointed team manager Moin Khan may speak about off-field discipline as much as he wants, but it seems as if it is going in one ear and out the other for some of the national players, especially after the pace trio of Junaid Khan, Anwar Ali and Ali Asad were caught watching an indecent dance show on security cameras.
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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.
