I’d rather be fired than change my ‘extremely positive’ captaincy style, says Michael Clarke

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“If Cricket Australia want me to be captain, that’s the way I’ll play”

Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he would rather be fired than change his “extremely positive” captaincy style since “this is the way I’ve been brought up to play”.

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West Indies vs Pakistan 3rd ODI: First Pakistan win, then West Indies win and now we have a tie

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Ul-Haq and Simmons both made 75 runs

It is fairly special to witness a tie during an ODI match, but to have a tie after both the West Indies and Pakistan won one game apiece was even more spectacular as it indicated just how evenly matched these two sides are.

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So close yet so far for Usman Khawaja

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Khawaja is edging ever closer to representing Australia

While his recent scores of 51, eight, a duck, 29 not out and six for Australia A may not look like a man in form, Usman Khawaja is getting closer and closer to his dream of representing Australia once again after spending more than 18 months on the sidelines.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Andy Flower must truly forgive Kevin Pietersen if England are to regain their world number one Test team ranking, says Andrew Strauss

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Strauss feels it is crucial that Flower and Pietersen leave their differences in the past

Former England Test captain Andrew Strauss believes that the national team’s road to recovery will not be a successful one unless head coach Andy Flower truly forgives batsman Kevin Pietersen for his controversial actions over the summer.

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