“I never imagined when captaining in the past that it would lead to national responsibilities”
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Australia opening batsman Aaron Finch has been appointed as the country’s new Twenty20 captain after his predecessor George Bailey resigned from the post on Sunday.
“He doesn’t give you that many clues as to how to get him out”
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Australia stand-in captain George Bailey has admitted that South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis definitely poses a threat to his side ahead of the ODI tri-series final in Harare.
“I love Alastair Cook dearly but I don’t think he should be bothering playing ODI cricket anymore”
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Former England off-spinner Graeme Swann believes that the national team haven’t “got a cat in hell’s chance of winning” the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Ali dismissed two of India’s most dangerous batsmen
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England are just six wickets away from levelling the series at 1-1 after they had a perfect day against India in Southampton.
Bayliss was Sri Lanka’s head coach from 2007 to 2011
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New South Wales head coach Trevor Bayliss will coach Australia during their Twenty20 series against South Africa in November.
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“It’s another good opportunity for me to play well and try to cement my place in the team”
Australia opening batsman Shaun Marsh has announced that he is “pretty flexible” with where he bats since he believes he can have the same impact at the top or lower down the order.
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“There’s not too many tailenders around the place who bat below seven that enjoy playing a lot of balls around their helmet”
Australia fast bowling coach Craig McDermott has announced that the national team’s pace attack will continue targeting England’s batsmen with bouncers since it has proved to be highly effective.
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The Wankhede stadium gave Tendulkar a standing ovation for perhaps the last time in his illustrious 24-year career
India veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar registered 74 runs in what could be his last ever international innings before the country’s future stars came out and had a chance to shine against the West Indies on the second day of the second Test in Mumbai.
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“I’m as excited as anyone to find out how I measure up”
Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey has announced that he is determined to make the most of his Ashes call-up against England in the first Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on November 21.
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“Coming up against Sachin, I knew that my margin for error was low”
Former Australia pace bowler Jason Gillespie has become the latest cricketer to pay tribute to legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar, stating that “I thoroughly enjoyed my one-on-one battles with Sachin”.
