“The all-rounder would have to bowl a lot more than probably four or five overs”
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that all-rounders who can bowl a large number of overs and take wickets regularly will definitely be in team for the upcoming series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
“I am eagerly looking forward to this challenge and working with India’s best at the foundation”
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Legendary Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath has signed a new five-year deal to stay on as director of the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai, India.
“He’s been a good utility cricketer but it’s probably showing England’s hand in that they probably need to play four frontline seamers and a spinner”
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Former England coach Ashley Giles has revealed that he was hugely surprised by the national selectors’ decision to exclude all-rounder Ravi Bopara from the ODI squad for the upcoming five-match series against India.
“We should be mentally prepared for a drubbing in Australia”
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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has announced that the national team “don’t have it in them to win regularly abroad”.
“He’s incredibly frustrated because Achilles injuries are hard to heal”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior is in a race against time to prove that he is fully fit ahead of the national team’s Test series against Sri Lanka.
“I’ve got on really well with Peter, not only the time where he was England coach but we did quite a lot of work on the Academy together before that”
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England captain Alastair Cook has announced that he is looking forward to building a new legacy with head coach Peter Moores after the national team’s disastrous tour of Australia.
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Bell has been affixed a base price of $100,000
Even though it may anger team director Andy Flower, England batsman Ian Bell has decided to enter this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) auction and has been affixed a base price of $100,000.
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The final day was abandoned due to heavy rain
Bangladesh and New Zealand had to settle for a 0-0 draw in their two-Test series after the final day of the second Test in Mirpur was abandoned due to heavy rain.
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Australia enjoyed a lot of success during McDermott’s stint as bowling coach in 2011-12
Former Australia pace bowler Craig McDermott has returned to mentor the national team’s seamers ahead of the first Ashes Test against arch-rivals England on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“Give us five years, I think we will be knocking over sides quite regularly”
Former New Zealand captain Richard Hadlee has announced that he believes the national team will not progress any further in Test cricket “unless we get more Test cricket at home and away”.