Gibson has played a monumental role in the West Indies’ revival as of late
West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has signed a new three-year deal to remain with the national team till 2016 after the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) expressed their interest in retaining his services, especially for the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup, which is set to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
Trott does not want the Ashes series to be about humiliation and degradation
The Ashes has long been known as one of the, or arguably, the most intense rivalry in cricketing history, however, with a back-to-back Ashes series set to take place this year, England batsman Jonathan Trott has warned his team-mates not to focus on trying to mimic the 3-1 thrashing they handed the Australians in 2010-2011 and instead divert their attention towards simply retaining the Ashes for a record third time in a row.
Taylor is convinced someone lied about the entire captaincy dispute
Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor has announced that head coach Mike Hesson’s depiction of how he quit the captaincy is completely false
Taylor claims he was constantly disrespected by Hesson
Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor has revealed that he always felt like an outcast around head coach Mike Hesson since he was “never supported” and constantly told that he was not “good enough as captain” or “good enough for this team”.
Domingo, Kirsten and Donald were all hired at the same time
South Africa assistant coach Russell Domingo has been promoted to the role of head coach of the country’s Twenty20 side.
Kirsten believes South Africa will stay atop the rankings if they continue playing at their current level
South Africa coach Gary Kirsten has hailed the national team for their ‘incredible year’ and stated that retaining their world number Test team ranking by defeating Australia in front of their fans was the icing on the cake.
Cook is excited about the prospect of working with Giles
England ODI and Test captain Alastair Cook has announced that he fully supports the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) decision to appoint former left-arm spinner Ashley Giles as the national team’s new limited overs coach and take some of the pressure off Andy Flower’s shoulders.
Peterson and du Plessis have already established themselves as a lethal pair in the limited overs format
Aside from retaining their number one Test team ranking after beating Australia 1-0 in their recently concluded three-Test series, South Africa have also found two players, who are set to become regulars in the side for future series.
Flintoff will always regard this as the greatest moment in his international career
Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has revealed that dismissing ex-Australian skipper Ricky Ponting during the 2005 Ashes series was the “best wicket of my Test career”.
Cook believes the England team must forget about the Pietersen saga and concentrate on beating South Africa in the ODI series
England ODI captain and opening batsman Alastair Cook has announced that his team have the credentials to beat South Africa even without flamboyant batsman Kevin Pietersen in the lineup.
