Abid Ali: “Preparations aren’t ideal for England tour but I am mentally prepared to give my 100 percent. I am training hard to improve my fitness level and working on eradicating my weaknesses”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali has said that he is working hard on “eradicating my weaknesses” ahead of the England series.
McCullum will be a witness in the Cairns perjury trial
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will skip his side’s pink-ball preparations ahead of the Test tour of Australia, during which the first-ever day-night Test match will be played, since he will be a witness in the Chris Cairns perjury trial.
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“They have to look for an alternate venue [during the elections]”
India’s home minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde, has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that the government will not be able to assign security units to the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to the federal elections.
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Afghanistan will play an unconfirmed number of Twenty20 Internationals and one ODI against Zimbabwe
Afghanistan are set to play their first series against a Full Member nation after Zimbabwe announced they will host them for an unconfirmed number of Twenty20 Internationals and one ODI starting on January 28, 2014.
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Pietersen arrived in Australia yesterday
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has joined up with the rest of his team-mates in the Australian city of Perth after being granted compassionate leave by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
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“We’ll only know for sure when he starts bowling again”
England captain Alastair Cook has revealed that pace bowler Tim Bresnan “might be back bowling 100 percent by the first Test match” in Brisbane after the Yorkshireman suffered a lower back stress fracture during the recent Ashes series this summer.
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“[Rankin] gives us that option, he obviously hasn’t played a Test match or been around the Test match environment before, so interesting to see how he goes”
With pace bowler Tim Bresnan highly unlikely to be fit in time for the first Ashes Test against Australia on November 21 in Brisbane, Steven Finn, Chris Tremlett and Boyd Rankin will have to battle against each other for the final bowling spot available on the national team roster.
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“This is a milestone for sport, for cricket, for the Holy See and for the seminarians”
The Vatican have launched their own cricket team and challenged the Church of England to a match.
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Gilchrist will not be doing any Gangnam style celebrations during the CPL
Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist, who was set to become one of the marquee international sensations of the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will not have that dream fulfilled after he was ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury.
Hussey told nobody about his decision in order to keep hold of his spot in the Test team
Australia batsman Michael Hussey had revealed that he did not notify anyone of his plans to retire from international cricket until a week before playing his last Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground since he feared that he would have been dropped from the squad.
