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Lynn revealed that he found it hard to see the pink ball
Cricket Australia’s general manager of cricket operations Sean Cary has announced that the board is still committed to playing day-night cricket, despite complaints from domestic players about it being hard to see the pink ball.
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“I’m not sure being older makes it easier but I think having played the other formats, in terms of with crowd build-up, media stuff, that will be a little bit easier to handle”
Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey is highly used to preparing for limited overs series, but after being included in the country’s Ashes squad for the first time in his career, the 31-year-old has admitted that the “build-up is going to be completely different”.
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“Facing a quality England attack on bouncy Australian pitches is a far cry from what Bailey has been relishing in India”
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes picking batsman George Bailey for the upcoming Ashes series would be a really bad move on the part of the national selectors.
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Bollinger will miss New South Wales’ Ryobi Cup match against Victoria
Cricket Australia has suspended New South Wales pace bowler Doug Bollinger for one match after his wild throw to hit the stumps accidentally ended up striking the Queensland batsman.
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Hick represented England in three Ashes series
Former England Test batsman Graeme Hick has been appointed as the high performance coach at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane.
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“Matthew Wade has been omitted due to lack of form”
Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has ousted his fellow partner in crime Matthew Wade to regain his spot in the ODI squad.
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Sodhi will play his maiden international series this month
Veteran New Zealand all-rounder Daniel Vettori has announced that 20-year-old leg-spinner Ish Sodhi is “probably one of the most talented bowlers I’ve ever seen”.
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“There is a lot of work to be done and nothing is guaranteed but this summer’s trials are our first serious effort to make day-night Test cricket a reality”
Cricket Australia have announced plans to trial day-night first-class matches during the upcoming Sheffield Shield season with hopes of playing an actual Test match under floodlights.
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Arthur admitted to accepting a “significant” reduction in the AUD 4 million he had originally asked for
Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur and Cricket Australia have agreed upon an undisclosed financial settlement after the ex-head coach threatened to sue the board over the controversial circumstances surrounding his termination.
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Arthur is seeking to gain a huge settlement
Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur has hired a law firm to gain compensation after being terminated by Cricket Australia last month.
