“Every person thought it was my decision and I felt I bore the brunt of that, unfairly in my personal opinion”
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England opening batsman Alastair Cook has admitted that he was “let down” by the way in which the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) handled Kevin Pietersen’s sacking.
“I wasn’t sure if I would continue beyond the Ashes”
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Alastair Cook has revealed that he thought about stepping down as England captain at the start of the summer as he was unsure whether his side were capable of beating Australia in the Ashes.
“As brutal or heartless as it may sound, I can’t go to Australia worrying about how Cooky is feeling or wishing he was with us”
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England pace bowler James Anderson has announced that the national team have to move on from Alastair Cook’s sacking as ODI captain.
“It has got more and more embarrassing for him, with failure after failure in Sri Lanka”
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Former England pace bowler Bob Willis believes that the national selectors made the right decision to strip Alastair Cook of the ODI captaincy.
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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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Marsh was paid an undisclosed amount
Former Sri Lanka head coach Geoff Marsh has received an undisclosed financial settlement from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) over the circumstances of his sacking in January 2012.
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Arthur admitted to accepting a “significant” reduction in the AUD 4 million he had originally asked for
Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur and Cricket Australia have agreed upon an undisclosed financial settlement after the ex-head coach threatened to sue the board over the controversial circumstances surrounding his termination.
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Buchanan left “due to family circumstances”
Former Australia coach John Buchanan has left his job as director of cricket at New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after two turbulent and controversy-riddled years.
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Warne believes Cricket Australia made the right move by firing Arthur and hiring Lehmann
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has announced that ex-coach Mickey Arthur’s claims in his private legal documents, which were recently leaked to the media and public, were “pretty disappointing” and sounded like “sour grapes” to him.
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Arthur put many of the players under too much pressure
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that ex-coach Mickey Arthur instilled fear into the heart of the team during his tenure, but also added that his successor Darren Lehmann will inject a new and much-needed calm into the squad.
