“I think people would rather see us be aggressive and lose instead of being timid and come away with nothing”
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England batsman Ian Bell has called on the national team to be a lot more aggressive during their upcoming seven-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
“We haven’t felt the need to talk about it at all”
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England captain Alastair Cook has announced that the Kevin Pietersen era is a thing of the past as his side prepare for their upcoming limited overs tour of Sri Lanka.
“He has to get his form right, he has to get some runs and get himself into that confident frame of mind”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has announced that current skipper Alastair Cook has to regain his touch with the bat during the national team’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
“We have got to be a lot more fearless and braver, and also smarter”
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali believes that the national team will receive a major confidence boost ahead of the 2015 World Cup if they are able to beat Sri Lanka during their upcoming tour of the country.
Penney was Sri Lanka’s assistant coach from 2005 to 2007
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that they have appointed Trevor Penney as their new fielding coach until the end of the 2015 World Cup.
“If we can get a win over there it will be a huge confidence boost for us”
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England pace bowler James Anderson believes that the national team will receive a much-needed boost prior to the 2015 World Cup if they manage to beat Sri Lanka in the upcoming seven-match ODI series.
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“From the players’ point of view we never thought anyone else was going to lead us [in the] World Cup”
England pace bowler James Anderson has revealed that all the national team players back Alastair Cook as ODI captain.
“I don’t wish to bring in any politics”
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Newly appointed Sri Lanka head coach Marvan Atapattu has announced that he aims to keep cricket and politics separate.
“We believe we have a unique leader and a unique person and that should not be underestimated”
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England national selector James Whitaker believes Alastair Cook is the right person to be captaining the country’s ODI team.
“He’s one of our assets, so we need to get him back fast”
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have allowed spinner Sachithra Senanayake to play domestic cricket even though he was banned from bowling in international matches after his action was found to be illegal.
