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“He reverses the ball, he’s got good control and he has a crack, which we like”
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that he is considering replacing batsman George Bailey with all-rounder James Faulkner for the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.
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“It’s the first Test of the summer, it’s always big”
Australia vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has announced that he is looking forward to the second round of the Ashes against arch-rivals England, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“When he’s got that quirky smirk on his face, he means business”
Former Australia pace bowler Brett Lee has announced that left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson is a “silent assassin” and has the potential to inflict some serious damage on England’s mission of winning their fourth Ashes series in a row, a feat which they have not accomplished since the 1890s.
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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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“I am just dumbfounded with England being in town and preparing for an Ashes that starts in about a month’s time and Australia has got a team playing in India, playing in subcontinent conditions preparing for the Ashes”
Former Australia pace bowler Merv Hughes has announced that he is “dumbfounded” by the national team’s choice to play a limited overs series against India prior to the Ashes.
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Kohli will first have to focus on Australia before getting hyped up about India’s tour of South Africa
India vice-captain Virat Kohli has announced that he is hoping the national team’s tour of South Africa does go ahead as it will “set the standard for our young team”.
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Russell remains confident about his chances of regaining his spot in the national team
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has not donned the Test whites or maroon shirt for his country since March this year, but after an explosive Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with the Jamaica Tallawahs, where he scored 203 runs at an incredible average of 50.75, the 25-year-old believes he has sent a strong message to the national selectors about regaining his spot in the national team.
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Khawaja is looking to prove his critics wrong during the Ashes
The Ashes is known as the series to make or break men and Australia batsman Usman Khawaja is hoping to restart his Test career by regaining and securing a Test spot for himself through this year’s back-to-back series.
McLaren continues to grow more confident of his chances of playing Test cricket again
South Africa all-rounder Ryan McLaren has announced his intentions of regaining a spot in the country’s Test squad just days after receiving a new national contract from Cricket South Africa (CSA).
Raina has vowed to regain his Test spot
India batsman Suresh Raina has never been able to become a regular in the Test side since every opportunity he has been given has turned out to be a major flop.
