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The national team are still demanding a 12 per cent cut of the profits that SLC will make from the World Twenty20
Despite Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) CEO Ashley de Silva hinting that the contract dispute between the board and the national team was over, it seems that things have taken a turn for the worse as the situation has escalated into a full-blown crisis.
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“Dhoni really should have been replaced as Test captain following India’s disastrous tours of England and Australia in 2011-12”
Legendary Australia captain Ian Chappell has announced that it is time for India vice-captain Virat Kohli to take over the Test captaincy from Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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“Our first priority is to try and get him back as a batter”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson’s calf injury seems to have taken a turn for the worse as he has been ruled out for the first Test against South Africa, which gets underway on February 12 in Centurion.
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“Kevin had recognised that I was a threat and the way to counter that was to take me on and he got rid of me in two overs”
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn and legendary South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald both believe the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have made a grave mistake by axing batsman Kevin Pietersen.
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Finch scored his second ODI century
It seems England just can’t catch a break at the moment as they failed to win the first ODI after being whitewashed 5-0 in the recently concluded Ashes series.
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“I just think he needs to grab the team and say ‘I’m in charge'”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has announced that England captain Alastair Cook seems to have forgotten how to lead a team after his side lost the Ashes for the first time in five years.
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“It is a pretty good batting wicket so our bowlers have got a big job to do”
After having scored a magnificent century against England on the second day of the second Test in Adelaide, Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has announced that the baggy greens still have a lot of work to do “over the next couple of days” if they are to take a 2-0 lead heading into the third Test in Perth.
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“I just love playing for England, you’ve heard me say that before, regardless of where [I bat]”
England batsman Joe Root has announced that as long as he plays in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, he is not concerned with where he bats.
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“My opinion is that if the technology isn’t perfect, it shouldn’t be used at all”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has questioned the usefulness of the Decision Review System (DRS), stating that instead of doing some good, it only seems to “distort the process”.
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“It would just be nice to see the old rule being brought back so that we get to see more reverse swing”
Former Australia pace bowler Shaun Tait has announced that the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) rule of using two new balls from both ends is utterly “ridiculous”.
