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“I think there is a little shift in the mindset more towards Twenty20 and the one-day game and the faster forms of the game”
Newly appointed high performance coach at the Centre of Excellence Graeme Hick has announced that the Australian batsmen need to shift their mindset from Twenty20 cricket to Test cricket if they are to have any chance of beating England when they visit the Land Down Under in November.
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Dravid believes Test matches are the “life source” of cricket
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has always been a keen advocate of saving Test cricket, and once again, he has made a desperate plea for more Test matches to be played as he believes it provides players with a solid foundation, which helps them prosper in ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.
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“We wanted to make sure we were doing the right thing because there had been a downward spiral in his performances”
South Africa coach Russell Domingo has admitted that pace bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe was initially not included in the team for the tour of Sri Lanka as he had “massive concerns about his form, fitness and possibly his work ethic”.
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Afridi was critical of the national selectors’ eagerness to drop struggling players
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has declared that even though he has not been picked for many of national team’s recent tours, he is “still better than lots of players”.
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Amir could fast track his return by being granted access to the PCB’s training facilities
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that a five-member sub-committee, which was created to review the anti-corruption code, will look into relaxing disgraced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir’s five-year ban, which he received for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal during Pakistan’s tour of England.
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England were recently accused of ball-tampering by Willis
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that on-field umpires now have the power to combat ball-tampering after former England captain Bob Willis claimed the national team were scratching the ball to make it reverse swing during their match against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded Champions Trophy.
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Khan was not included in India’s Champions Trophy squad
India veteran pace bowler Zaheer Khan has announced that he is “itching” to make his international return and regain his spot in the national team after spending four-and-a-half months on the sidelines with a calf injury he picked while playing in the Ranji Trophy.
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Starc no longer feels any pain or discomfort in his ankle
Australia pace maestro Mitchell Starc believes the decision he made to surgically repair his ankle over a month and a half ago is really starting to pay dividends as he feels lighter on his feet and may even lead to an increase in his bowling speed.
Steyn always believes there is someone better than him
South Africa’s pace demon Dale Steyn has been terrorising batsmen for years now, but he still refuses to deem himself as the best pace bowler in international cricket today.
Hussey and Petersen both seem to agree that traditional day-time Test cricket should not be tampered with
Australia veteran batsman Michael Hussey and South Africa opener Alviro Petersen have both announced that they are concerned about the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) authorisation of day-night Test matches since conditions can become one-sided real quick.
