Cook is pleased to see all the pace bowlers fully fit and back in action
England Test captain Alastair Cook believes that the overflowing stock of pace bowlers his side have will give them a huge advantage over arch-rivals Australia during the back-to-back Ashes series this year, especially since both countries have pitches that quick bowlers will thrive on.
England have slowly become one big happy family
England captain Alastair Cook has praised head coach Andy Flower and spin coach Mushtaq Ahmed for their instrumental input throughout the four-Test series against India.
Clarke thanked Smith for yet another classic series between South Africa and Australia
Australia captain Michael Clarke has admitted that his side were beaten by South Africa since they were the better team this time around.
Watson is not willing to become a specialist batsman
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has announced that he is ready to fire on all cylinders and do everything necessary to take his country to the top of the rankings across all three formats.
Ashwin is still yet to produce any real evidence that he has developed a new mystery ball
Before the start of the Test series against England, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed to have developed a new mystery ball that would completely bamboozle all of the batsmen on the opposing team.
Bell and the rest of the England team have turned to taking pages out of Dravid’s book on how to combat spin bowling
Having come under heavy criticism for their struggles against spinners throughout the year, England batsman Ian Bell has admitted that the national team are closely studying how legendary Indian batsman Rahul Dravid tackled spin bowling.
All eyes will be on these two during the first Test against South Africa
Australia pace duo Mitchell Starc and Ben Hilfenhaus are focused on leading their country to victory against the South Africans after making the squad for the first Test at Brisbane.
