Clarke misinterpreted my discussion with Azhar, says Steven Smith

"It (the spray from Clarke) wasn't what I expected, but that happens I gues"

“It (the spray from Clarke) wasn’t what I expected, but that happens I gues”

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Australia batsman Steven Smith has announced that captain Michael Clarke misinterpreted his discussion with Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali during the recently concluded Test series, which the Baggy Greens lost 2-0.

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‘I am almost glad that the door shut on me in the IPL’, says Alex Hales

"Had I gone to India it would have all been T20 and whacking the ball rather than ­technique and building and compiling innings"

“Had I gone to India it would have all been T20 and whacking the ball rather than ­technique and building and compiling innings”

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England opening batsman Alex Hales has announced that he is “almost glad that the door shut on me in the IPL” since it has helped him earn his maiden call-up to England’s ODI squad.

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Investigation into CB40 match was not ‘shut down’ by ICC, says Sir Ronnie Flanagan

"It was through the ACSU's work, including work with Lou Vincent, that we came to the conclusion that this match had to be re-examined"

“It was through the ACSU’s work, including work with Lou Vincent, that we came to the conclusion that this match had to be re-examined”

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The head of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), Sir Ronnie Flanagan, has insisted that the global cricketing body did not shut down the investigation into a 2011 CB40 match between Sussex and Kent.

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