“I think the ankle problem that I’ve got may need some work doing to it”
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After taking the wicket that led England to Ashes glory during the fourth Test in Nottingham, pace bowler Mark Wood’s fairytale has come to an end as must now face up to the dark reality of undergoing surgery to repair his chronic ankle problem.
“Fingers crossed, if my knee holds up over the next few weeks I will be available for the one-day series”
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England pace bowler Chris Woakes has revealed that he is looking to make his international comeback during the ODI series against Australia, which starts on September 3.
Footitt could make his Test debut on Thursday
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England have called up the pace duo of Mark Footitt and Liam Plunkett for the fourth Ashes Test in Nottingham, which starts on Thursday.
“Since joining Nottinghamshire three years ago my career has progressed significantly”
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England left-arm pace bowler Harry Gurney has been rewarded with a new three-year contract by Nottinghamshire following his superb performance in the ongoing County season.
“It is time he steps into that role”
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Veteran India pace bowler Zaheer Khan has announced that fellow seamer Ishant Sharma needs to become the spearhead of the national team’s bowling attack.
“Right now I am just excited to remain in magenta for another year”
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Legendary Australia pace bowler Brett Lee has signed a one-year extension that will see him stay with the Sydney Sixers till the end of the 2014-15 Big Bash League (BBL) season.
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“It’s the little one percenters that count in this game”
South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn has announced that the Proteas “can’t be taking the Netherlands for granted despite what happened to them against Sri Lanka”.
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Steyn first injured his hamstring during the third Test against Australia
South Africa are sweating on the fitness of pace spearhead Dale Steyn after he left the field during the Proteas’ warm-up match against Bangladesh A with “some tightness in his hamstring”.
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“At this stage we are hopeful that he will be available for the ICC World Twenty20”
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn will miss the first two Twenty20 Internationals against Australia after sustaining a hamstring strain.
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There are doubts about whether Steyn will be able to bowl for the rest of the match
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn is unlikely to bowl for the remainder of Australia’s first innings after he sustained a hamstring injury on the first day of the third Test in Cape Town.
