“If you have to take a break from captaincy, you don’t come back, so it’s a do-or-die situation”
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Legendary Australia captain Steve Waugh has announced that England skipper Alastair Cook has to step up with the bat sooner rather than later.
“A series win, if we are able to achieve it, would be something that everyone in this squad, players and management included, would hold dearly for the rest of their lives”
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has announced that his side have “a real chance of achieving something special” if they manage to win the third Test in Barbados.
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“I want to pay credit to the ICC and Cricket Australia for the work they put in to try and stop this [and to] stamp it out of our game”
Australia captain Michael Clarke and pace bowler Ryan Harris have both announced that corruption and match-fixing is something they “take personally” since it “damages the credibility of the sport”.
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Al Hasan was named Man of the Match for his three wickets
Bangladesh gave their home fans something to cheer about in the first match of the 2014 World Twenty20 as they demolished Afghanistan by nine wickets in Mirpur.
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“If this trend continues, T20 will eventually become a poor impersonation of baseball”
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has announced that he believes Twenty20 cricket is destroying the balance of the sport as batsmen are gaining a significant advantage over bowlers.
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“England bowled well and we were probably a bit careless at times”
Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has admitted that the second day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne was the “worst day” the baggy greens have had “in the series so far”.
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Lehmann guided Australia to their first Ashes victory in five years
A number of past and current cricketers have paid tribute to Australia head coach Darren Lehmann for helping the baggy greens retain the Ashes for the first time after five long years.
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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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England have not beaten Australia in Perth since 1978
England captain Alastair Cook has announced that his side have to “deliver something very special” during the third Test in Perth if they are to have any chance of salvaging the series and retaining the Ashes.
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“There is a lot of talent in the batting line-up and we know we have the skills to do it”
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has admitted that the national team have to “put on a big score” if they are to have any chance of staying alive in the second Test in Adelaide.
