PCB unhappy with Ajmal’s decision to get bowling action retested on January 24

"The situation is such that Saeed is pretty much dictating things to the board"

“The situation is such that Saeed is pretty much dictating things to the board”

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It has been reported that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are unhappy with spinner Saeed Ajmal’s decision to get his bowling action retested at the Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai on January 24.

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Bopara feels ’empty’ and ‘frustrated’ at being left out of Test team

"I woke up feeling this hole inside me knowing that England was over for me for a bit and I was going back to county cricket"

“I woke up feeling this hole inside me knowing that England was over for me for a bit and I was going back to county cricket”

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England all-rounder Ravi Bopara has admitted that he felt “empty” and “frustrated” at being left out of the national team for their recently concluded two-Test series against Sri Lanka.

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BCCI threatened to form own world cricket body before ECB and CA agreed to ICC revamp

"We told them that if India is not getting its proper due and importance then India might be forced to form a second ICC of its own"

“We told them that if India is not getting its proper due and importance then India might be forced to form a second ICC of its own”

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) threatened to form its own world cricket body before the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia agreed to help them revamp the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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‘I’ve got to keep working hard to maintain that respect from the boys’, says David Warner

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“I let them down in the Champions Trophy, and not getting selected in the first two Tests was massive for us”

Australia opening batsman David Warner is determined “to keep working hard” in order to “maintain that respect from the boys” after conceding that he had “let them down in the Champions Trophy”.

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‘I’ve had a tough trot but I’m just happy to score runs for NSW’, says David Warner

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“I just backed myself and played my strokes and it’s good to see the boys, all of us, gelling together and playing so well.”

Australia opening batsman David Warner has admitted to having a “tough trot” in the past couple of months, but the flamboyant big-hitter added that he was “happy to score runs for NSW [New South Wales]” after smashing back-to-back centuries for them in the ongoing Ryobi Cup.

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