“He has got to prove to us he can bowl 20 overs in an innings or roughly about and make sure he’s ready to go”
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Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris is likely to be sidelined for the first Ashes Test in Cardiff after he aggravated his knee injury.
Rashid is likely to make his Test debut during the first Ashes Test
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Uncapped leg-spinner Adil Rashid has been included in England’s 13-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia, which starts on July 8 in Cardiff.
“I think England can upset the apple cart and win”
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Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham believes that the national team has what it takes to upset Australia and regain the Ashes.
Rahane will captain India throughout their tour of Zimbabwe
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Batsman Ajinkya Rahane will captain a second-string India side during their tour of Zimbabwe, which will consist of three ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
Jordan will be out of action for approximately six weeks
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England pace bowler Chris Jordan will be sidelined for approximately six weeks after suffering a side strain.
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“I felt like I had dropped a little pace throughout the West Indies [tour] and in the IPL”
Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson has issued a warning to England ahead of the Ashes, stating that he is back to full face once again.
“I have certainly never asked him to go and sledge somebody”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke has made it clear that he and head coach Darren Lehmann have never told opening batsman David Warner to sledge opposition batsmen.
Ajmal has been omitted from the Test squad
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Pakistan have included opener Ahmed Shehzad, batsman Shan Masood and pace bowler Ehsan Adil in the Test squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka later this month.
Cook celebrates after surpassing Gooch as England’s all-time leading run-scorer in Test history
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England captain Alastair Cook has become the country’s all-time leading run-scorer in Test history after surpassing his mentor Graham Gooch on the second day of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley.
“It was face-to-face (with Strauss), and we had a good chat and we’ll see what pans out from there”
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Former Australia pace bowler and current Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie has held talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) about succeeding Peter Moores as England’s head coach.
