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“Certainly looking back on it now, it looks like a pretty good decision doesn’t it?”
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has announced that the national team’s Ashes triumph is proof that sacking former head coach Mickey Arthur and replacing him with Darren Lehmann was the right decision.
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“He (Waqar) has some bitterness against us and his behaviour with us was not acceptable”
Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that legendary seamer Waqar Younis “was neither a good captain nor a good coach”.
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Williamson is set to make his Test comeback
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson is likely to be recalled for the second Test against the West Indies, which gets underway tomorrow in Wellington.
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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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Mills has never captained New Zealand before
New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Mills has replaced Kane Williamson as captain for the Black Caps’ upcoming limited overs tour of Sri Lanka, which gets underway on November 10.
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Bailey fell two agonising runs short of his second ODI century
Australia captain George Bailey and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell both narrowly missed out on centuries as the baggy greens posted a daunting total of 295 against India in the fourth ODI in Ranchi.
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Tahir’s maiden five-wicket haul demolished Pakistan’s batting line-up
South Africa spinner Imran Tahir recorded a maiden five-wicket haul, while captain Graeme Smith finished unbeaten on 67 as the Proteas left Pakistan in absolute tatters on the first day of the second Test in Dubai.
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“Honestly speaking when Dav came they were lot of expectations from him and I don’t think he has delivered to those expectations”
Pakistan batting great Inzamam-ul-Haq believes that head coach Dav Whatmore should be counting his days as he has failed to live up to his expectations ever since replacing Mohsin Khan in March 2012.
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It is only a matter of time before du Plessis replaces de Villiers as ODI captain
South Africa Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has admitted that his “performances need to be better” if he is to have any chance of replacing AB de Villiers as skipper of the ODI team.
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“There is no easy solution”
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid and former England captain Nasser Hussain have both called for the Champions Trophy to be restored and a restriction on the number of bi-lateral ODI series played.
