“He has to stay strong”
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England head coach Peter Moores has backed captain Alastair Cook to “come through strongly” after he struggled with the bat yet again during the first Test against India in Nottingham.
“Relieving him of the burden of captaincy may accelerate his return to form”
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Former England wicketkeeper-batsman Alec Stewart has announced that he believes Alastair Cook should relinquish the captaincy in order to regain his form with the bat.
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“I think the challenge will be less for the English this time because they have guys who have been here before and the nucleus of the team have had success here before”
Brisbane groundsman Kevin Mitchell jr has announced that the pitch at the Gabba may suit England more than it does Australia.
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Root, Bell and Swann were all credited for their game-changing contributions
Australia captain Michael Clarke will be sweating buckets for the remainder of this Ashes series after his team fell to England once again, thanks largely to the outstanding batting efforts of Ian Bell and Joe Root and the masterful spin bowling of Graeme Swann.
Arthur admitted that Ponting and Hussey would have been instrumental during this year’s Ashes series
Australia head coach Mickey Arthur has come to the defence of the national team after their humiliating 4-0 whitewash against the Indians, stating that this is definitely not an indication of things to come for the back-to-back Ashes series.
Warne is growing increasingly worried about Australia’s decreasing spin stocks
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has called on Cricket Australia to make pitches during domestic games have more in them for spin bowlers, who took the brunt of the punishment in the national team’s recent four-Test series against India.
Singh noted that India are looking for revenge after being whitewashed by Australia last year
Having decimated Australia in the First Test in Chennai by eight wickets, India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is confident the national team can go on to whitewash the Australians 4-0 after the tourists did the very same thing in front of their own fans at the beginning of 2012.
Pujara stated that his century in Mumbai meant more to him
India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has admitted that the 135 he scored against England during the second Test at Mumbai felt a lot more satisfying than his double hundred in the first Test at Ahmedabad.
Gavaskar believes Pujara will continue making big scores if he remains calm and composed
Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has announced that Cheteshwar Pujara has become “a complete Test batsman” after scoring a double hundred during the first Test against England at Ahmedabad and following it up with a century in the second Test at Mumbai.
Mitchell believes Lyon will get a lot of assistance off the pitch during days four and five
The curator of the pitch at The Gabba in Brisbane has announced that Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon will benefit from the conditions by the start of the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa.
