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“I think the fast bowlers get excited when they come here and the batters do as well”
Australia batsman George Bailey has announced that “there’s something there for everyone” at the WACA in Perth ahead of the third Ashes Test, which gets underway on December 13.
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“From our end it’s going to take us time to get it exactly where we want it”
Damien Hough, who is the Adelaide Oval curator, has announced that he and his groundstaff are simply “trying to produce a typical Adelaide Oval pitch”, whereby it will be a batsman’s dream and spin later on into the match.
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“It’s always been the way with bowlers and some teams down the years to try to intimidate batsmen”
England batting coach Graham Gooch has announced that sledging has become a “part of the game” and batsmen simply “have to accept that”.
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“I’m no expert on his condition (stress-related illness) but I would have thought that he was absolutely at his wits end”
Former England captain David Lloyd has admitted that he simply doesn’t “see a way back for” batsman Jonathan Trott after he pulled out of the Ashes series with a stress-related illness.
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“He’s a box office player and [it’s] a box office occasion to go to your 100th Test”
Tributes have been pouring in for England batsman Kevin Pietersen ahead of his 100th Test match, which will come against Australia in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.
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Sutherland believes Australia are much more prepared than England heading into the Ashes
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has insisted that the national team are better prepared for the Ashes series in comparison with arch-rivals England as they toured India for a limited over series and are now representing their respective sides in the Sheffield Shield.
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“For the moment there’s a very successful recipe and things are working – when things are working there’s no need for change”
England pace bowler Jade Dernbach has defended the national team’s bowling attack for the upcoming Ashes series against Australia, stating that it is anything but “one-dimensional”.
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“We know in India you have to bat long, put runs on the board, 400 minimum in the first innings really”
West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has announced that he wants the West Indian batsmen to come back with a vengeance in the second Test against India in Mumbai after putting up a lacklustre performance in the first Test in Kolkata.
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Tahir’s four-for gave South Africa a 2-1 lead in the five-match series
South Africa spinner Imran Tahir absolutely ripped through Pakistan’s batting line-up with his four-wicket haul to hand the Proteas a convincing 68-run win in the third ODI in Abu Dhabi and a 2-1 lead in the series.
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Shami’s bowling figures were the best by an Indian pace bowler on debut since 1932
India pace bowler Mohammed Shami took four wickets on his Test debut as the West Indies were skittled out for a disappointing 234 on the first day of the first Test in Kolkata.
