“He’s got a great character and he was a big part of our dressing room”
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England captain Joe Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes are confident that opening batsman Keaton Jennings will be back in the Test squad sooner rather than later.
“Asela got injured in the first session itself and we badly missed him throughout out the match”
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Sri Lanka Test captain Dinesh Chandimal has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to allow substitutions in an international match if a player suffers a serious injury within the first hour of the game.
“I feel like I’m a better player now than I was when I got my chance first time around”
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Opening batsman Sam Robson hasn’t given up on his international career, saying that he is looking to break into the England Test squad once again ahead of the Ashes against Australia later this year.
“He will miss a minimum of four weeks”
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Sri Lanka all-rounder Asela Gunaratne will miss the remainder of the Test series against India, as well as the ODI and Twenty20 series that follows.
Cook struck 10 boundaries during his unbeaten knock of 82
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South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander proved to be a thorn in England’s side once again, but Alastair Cook kept the hosts afloat as he scored an unbeaten 82 on a rain-affected opening day at The Oval.
Dhawan celebrates after scoring his fifth Test century
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Shikhar Dhawan scored a career-best 190 and Cheteshwar Pujara struck an unbeaten 144 as India dominated Sri Lanka on the opening day of the first Test in Galle.
Gunaratne is being transported to Colombo, where he will undergo surgery
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Sri Lanka all-rounder Asela Gunaratne could be ruled out for the rest of the ongoing Test series against India after he fractured his left thumb while fielding on the opening day of the first Test in Galle.
“I don’t think there is ever going to be any bad blood if he chooses to go on like that”
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has insisted that there is no “bad blood” between him and South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada.
Dhawan last played Test cricket in October 2016
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India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been called up as a replacement for Murali Vijay for the upcoming three-Test series in Sri Lanka later this month.
Amla became the fourth South African batsman to surpass 8,000 Test runs after Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers
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The South African trio of Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock and Vernon Philander proved to be thorns in England’s side on the opening day of the second Test at Trent Bridge as they scored 78, 68 and 54 not out respectively.
