“Are we any closer to solving those problems at the top of the order? To be honest, no”
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England head coach Trevor Bayliss has admitted that his side need to sort out their top order woes, even though they beat South Africa 3-1.
Jadeja will play no part in the third Test against Sri Lanka
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India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will miss the third Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele as he was suspended for accumulating six demerit points within a 24-month period.
“I’m not trying to live up to anyone else’s reputation or anything like that”
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that while “it’s always nice getting compared” to Andrew Flintoff, he is not trying to “be anyone else except myself”.
Cook struck 10 boundaries during his unbeaten knock of 82
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South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander proved to be a thorn in England’s side once again, but Alastair Cook kept the hosts afloat as he scored an unbeaten 82 on a rain-affected opening day at The Oval.
“With all his experience, there is a lot the batsmen can learn from him”
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Hashan Tillakaratne has been named Sri Lanka’s temporary batting coach and will be with the national team at least until the end of the upcoming Test series against India.
“I’m going to be playing a lot of cricket in South Africa over the next two years, so we’ll see”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has hinted that he is contemplating resurrecting his international career with his native South Africa.
Ballance (right) could recover in time for the fourth Test
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England batsman Gary Ballance will miss the third Test against South Africa after fracturing his left index finger.
“He is becoming the new Jacques Kallis the way he is batting”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has compared Vernon Philander to legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis following his superb performance in the second Test against England.
Raza led Zimbabwe’s revival with his unbeaten knock of 97
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Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath ripped through Zimbabwe’s batting line-up with a four-wicket haul and left them struggling at 59/5, but Sikandar Raza grabbed the headlines on the third day in Colombo as he scored an unbeaten 97 to help his side’s lead swell to 262 runs.
“Kemar’s return is welcomed as he was one of the best fast bowlers in Tests in the recent past for us”
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The West Indies have picked pace bowler Kemar Roach and uncapped all-rounder Raymon Reifer for the upcoming three-Test series in England.
