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“He hasn’t got runs for a year now”
Former England captain Michael Atherton has announced that wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior is “horribly out of nick” after having been dismissed cheaply in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane and the first innings of the second Test in Adelaide.
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De Kock smashed a quickfire 43
The rain Gods must have been on South Africa’s side during the first ODI in Johannesburg as the Proteas escaped with a narrow four-run win over Pakistan via the Duckworth-Lewis method to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
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“I can’t speak for anyone else but I was brought up to think that actions speak louder than words”
England pace bowler James Anderson has branded Australia captain Michael Clarke as “paranoid”, showing that tempers are already reaching boiling point ahead of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane on November 21.
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Sharma scored an unbeaten century in his debut Test match
India batsman Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten century on debut gave his side a solid 120-run lead over the West Indies at the end of the second day of the first Test in Kolkata.
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“I’m more ambitious than that and I want to play Test cricket”
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has announced that he wants to branch out into Test cricket as he is “concerned about being pigeon-holed as a one-day player”.
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“Matthew Wade has been omitted due to lack of form”
Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has ousted his fellow partner in crime Matthew Wade to regain his spot in the ODI squad.
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“I got more hungry for runs”
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has revealed that he has become mentally stronger, more consistent and is showing signs of improved strokeplay over the past year.
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The men’s and women’s national team both received monetary rewards from the PCB
Both the Pakistan men’s and women’s national team have received a financial reward from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for their recent triumphs at the international level.
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Hussey acknowledged that Australia are still going through a transition phase
Retired Australia batsman Michael Hussey has conceded that it does hurt to watch the national team get battered and pulverised by England in the Ashes as he remembered how Australia used to dish out the same punishment back in the good old days.
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Joyce is desperate to play more matches against top-ranked sides
Ireland batsman Ed Joyce has revealed that the national team are “almost begging for fixtures” as they seek to gain more experience playing against some of the top sides in the cricketing world.
