“If we don’t start well, the tournament’s over”
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New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has admitted that he is eager to add a Champions Trophy title to the list of accomplishments he has achieved in his illustrious career.
“I have played 41 Tests and have always been referred to as the weakest link so it doesn’t really faze me”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has dismissed Graeme Swann’s comments about him being the weakest link in the Baggy Greens’ Test squad.
“I am gutted to be left out of the World Cup squad and it is likely to take me a while to get over the disappointment”
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England batsman Eoin Morgan has replaced Alastair Cook as ODI captain after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) made it official today.
Faulkner dismissed Rossouw, Miller and Duminy
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Australia all-rounder James Faulkner picked up three wickets and captain Aaron Finch hammered an unbeaten 44 to not only crush South Africa by seven wickets, but also help their side level the series at 1-1.
“Perfect practice makes perfect”
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I believe the true secret to become a great batsman is simply by working extremely hard. I have always lived by the words of South African golf legend Gary Player who said ‘The more I practice, the luckier I get’.
Mangongo believes Zimbabwe can cope without Panyangara
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Zimbabwe head coach Stephen Mangongo has announced that he will not tolerate any “childish” behaviour after he decided to expel pace bowler Tinashe Panyangara from the ODI squad.
Al Hasan will be able to represent Bangladesh from September 15 onwards
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have decided to reduce all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s six-month ban by three-and-a-half months, which means that he will be available to represent the national team from September 15 onwards.
“I’m expecting to see more of that in this series”
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South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has announced that he expects the hostilities and sledging between the Proteas and Australia to resume during their tri-series match, which gets underway today in Harare.
“I think he has been good for India”
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Former England captain Alec Stewart has announced that India head coach Duncan Fletcher cannot be blamed for the national team’s 3-1 hammering at the hands of England in the recently concluded five-Test series.
“Things are pretty bad”
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Legendary Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath has announced that India “must get back to the basics” after their nightmarish 3-1 defeat to England.
