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Nixon allegedly mimicked an Indian accent when Panesar was coming on to bowl
The public address announcer at England’s two-day warm-up match against the Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI has been fired after making inappropriate comments about spinner Monty Panesar.
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“I was not in a very good place whenever I toured, but there were probably two occasions when I thought I was going to have to make the decision Trotty has made”
Former England pace bowler Stephen Harmison has announced that he can relate to what batsman Jonathan Trott is going through as he revealed that “I thought I was going to have to make the decision Trotty has made” on two separate occasions in his international career.
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“If he goes down that path, it’s going to be a long, long summer for him”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has announced that if England pace bowler Stuart Broad is unable to handle some banter by the public, he will be in for a “long, long summer”.
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“We are here to play cricket, to play tough cricket, and to make sure that we get ourselves ready for that because you do your talking on the field”
Coming into the second leg of the Ashes series, England pace bowler Stuart Broad knew that he would be the target of all the Australian players and fans, but stated that “it is not important what people from Australia and Cricket Australia say”.
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The 82-page cookbook includes a list of 194 dishes and drinks
England have said goodbye to the days of pizzas, burgers and refreshing pints of beer and welcomed more healthier alternatives, according to their 82-page cookbook, which was leaked to the Sydney Morning Herald.
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“I don’t know why he said that”
England batsman Joe Root has lashed out at former Australia spin king Shane Warne over the comments he made about captain Alastair Cook being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative”, stating that “I don’t think Shane Warne’s ever said a nice thing about an England touring team”.
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“The disappointing thing for me was that this wasn’t left in the change-room and it wasn’t sorted out in the change-room”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced that he was “really offended” when ex-skipper Mark Taylor decided to get involved in his ongoing dispute with Michael Clarke.
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“It’s hard to build a relationship with the opposition”
England pace bowler James Anderson has revealed that he is more concerned about leading his team to Ashes glory for a fourth time in a row, a feat which England have not accomplished since the 19th century, than drinking beers and getting to know the Australian players.
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“That was a tour I will be very happy to forget”
England pace bowler James Anderson has announced that the national team do not want to relive the tragic memories of the 2006-07 Ashes series, where England were whitewashed 5-0 by Australia, but instead, they will try and mirror the 2010-11 series, where they beat Australia 3-1 in their own backyard.
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“Australia in general can be quite an intimidating place”
England pace bowler James Anderson has come up with a simple, yet effective, plan to silence the Australians during the national team’s upcoming tour of the Land Down Under next month.
