“When I took the captaincy for that Ashes tour, there was something not quite right about it”
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In a startling revelation, former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has revealed that he made a mistake by accepting the Test captaincy prior to the 2006/07 Ashes series against Australia.
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“I think breaking the more experienced players up a little bit in the order [is the right thing to do]”
Australia captain Steven Smith has confirmed that he will move down from number three to number four on the batting order during the upcoming series against New Zealand.
Shafiq celebrates after scoring his seventh Test century
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Pakistan batsman Asad Shafiq scored 131 and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed made 96 to get their side back into contention against Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first Test in Galle.
“Everyone is putting their hand up and doing well which is very satisfying”
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Northern Districts opening batsman Anton Devcich has revealed that the team “worked bloody hard back home on playing spin bowling” prior to the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) in India.
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“I’m not sure being older makes it easier but I think having played the other formats, in terms of with crowd build-up, media stuff, that will be a little bit easier to handle”
Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey is highly used to preparing for limited overs series, but after being included in the country’s Ashes squad for the first time in his career, the 31-year-old has admitted that the “build-up is going to be completely different”.
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“These changes are designed to make our domestic game even more spectator and viewer-friendly”
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have implemented numerous changes for the 2014 county season, which range from super overs to coloured creases.
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“Rohit defines aggression and fearless cricket and I am looking forward to seeing him in whites”
Legendary India batsman VVS Laxman has announced that opener Rohit Sharma “is ready to make his Test debut” against the West Indies tomorrow in Kolkata.
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“It hasn’t changed since the summer and we don’t expect it to change over the next couple of months”
England captain Alastair Cook has dismissed former Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about him being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative” as “old news”, despite admitting that there are times when he could be more “imaginative”.
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“If it’s not Warne, it’s Glenn McGrath telling everyone they’re going to win 5-0”
Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that Australia spin king Shane Warne’s controversial comments about captain Alastair Cook being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative” was nothing more than “a bit of friendly banter”.
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Johnson’s last Test match came against India in March
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson, who has tormented the Indian batsmen throughout the ongoing seven-match ODI series, has flown home in order to get some much-needed practice prior to the start of the first Ashes Test against arch-rivals England on November 21 in Brisbane.
