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“Australia have worked Alastair out”
Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Boycott has slammed captain Alastair Cook’s performance in the ongoing Ashes series and even added that his brains must be “scrambled”.
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Afridi brands Yousuf and Akhtar as ‘heckle and jeckle’
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“I don’t care about what they say”
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has branded former captain Mohammad Yousuf and pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar as ‘heckle and jeckle’ after they criticised his performance during the national team’s recent limited overs tour of South Africa.
Former Pakistan players demand an end to the ul-Haq and Whatmore regime
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Ul-Haq and Whatmore have become an unpopular pair amongst the Pakistan cricketing community
Many former Pakistan players have demanded an end to the Misbah-ul-Haq and Dav Whatmore regime, stating that it is time for a new change in leadership and coaching staff as well.
Sir Vivian Richards monument vandalised
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The monument is situated on Sir Vivian Richards Street
Antigua & Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA) president Zorol Barthley has announced that he is absolutely fuming after the monument of legendary West Indian batsman Sir Vivian Richards was vandalised.
Afghanistan hungry for tougher opposition after qualifying for 2015 World Cup
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“It is a great moment in the history of Afghanistan”
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive Noor Mohammad Murad has announced that the national team are hungry for tougher opposition after beating Kenya 2-0 to qualify for the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
England players apologise for urinating on Oval pitch
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“We got carried away amongst the euphoria of winning such a prestigious series and accept that some of our behaviour was inappropriate”
The England Ashes squad have apologised for their over-the-top post-series celebrations at The Oval, which saw them take turns urinating on the pitch, while the others cheered on.
We are not trying to cheat the DRS in any way, says Michael Clarke
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Both Clarke and Pietersen have denied allegations that batsmen have been using silicon tape on the edges of their bats
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that his side have not tried to cheat the Decision Review System (DRS) in the ongoing Ashes series in any way whatsoever after allegations emerged that batsmen from both Australia and England had started taping the edges of their bats to fool the cameras.
Sourav Ganguly was always disrespectful and late for tosses, reveals Steve Waugh
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Waugh believes Ganguly always “showed a lack of respect for the game”
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has slammed ex-India skipper Sourav Ganguly over his disrespectfulness and the fact that he was always late for tosses when the two nations squared off for a Test series in 2001.
Misbah-ul-Haq tells underperforming batsmen to step up or step down
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Ul-Haq noted that the performance of Pakistan’s batsmen would make or break their Caribbean tour
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has slammed his underperforming batsmen over their dismal run of form throughout the recently concluded Champions Trophy and has told them to either step up or step down.
Rotation policy will not exist during Ashes, says James Sutherland
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Sutherland has assured all Australian fans that the rotation policy will cease to exist during the Ashes
Cricket Australia’s rotation policy has been controversial since day one as the board continues to search for ways to protect their pace bowlers from falling victim to career-threatening injuries, but Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has looked to calm fears by stating that none of the baggy greens’ quick bowlers will be rotated during the upcoming Ashes series.