“It broadens my experiences and broadens my learning and hopefully it will hold me in good stead going forward”
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Former Australia pace bowler Jason Gillespie has been named as Papua New Guinea’s coach on an interim basis.
Chandimal (left) will take over as Test captain, while Tharanga (middle) will lead Sri Lanka in limited overs cricket
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Following Angelo Mathews’ decision to resign as captain in all three formats, Dinesh Chandimal will now lead Sri Lanka in Test matches, while Upul Tharanga will take charge in limited overs cricket.
“It’s an honour to captain Pakistan in all three formats”
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Sarfraz Ahmed will officially lead Pakistan in all three formats after being handed the Test captaincy.
“We haven’t really discarded a player after one Test match or two or three innings”
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South Africa head coach Russell Domingo has confirmed that Theunis de Bruyn will be selected ahead of uncapped batsman Aiden Markram for the first Test against England.
“Dickwella admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Chris Broad”
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella was fined 30 per cent of his match fee after attempting a stumping that was deemed to be “contrary to the spirit of the game”.
Elgar will take over as captain if Du Plessis misses the first Test
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis is still unlikely to feature in the first Test against England next week despite his first child having been born.
“We’ve got a lot of these guys out there whom we are trying to lure back”
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Zimbabwe head coach Heath Streak has admitted that the country’s disappointing performance in international cricket over the past couple of years can be attributed to a lack of matches and players choosing to ply their trade elsewhere.
Ireland were given Test status last week
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Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom has admitted that the country may have to play a waiting game when it comes to making their Test debut.
De Villiers opted not to represent South Africa in a majority of their Test assignments in 2017
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AB de Villiers is likely to announce his retirement from Test cricket after he meets with Cricket South Africa in August, according to reports.
Kuhn is likely to make his Test debut next month
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South Africa have drafted the uncapped trio of Heino Kuhn, Andile Phehlukwayo and Aiden Markram into their squad for the upcoming four-Test series against England.
