“Fingers crossed he can show the same fight he’s shown throughout his whole career and pull through”
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England captain Alastair Cook has become the latest cricketer to wish Australia batsman Phillip Hughes a speedy recovery following his horrific injury.
“Fingers crossed that everything will be fine”
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Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that his thoughts and prayers are with Australia batsman Phillip Hughes and his family after he suffered a horrific injury during a Sheffield Shield match.
“When the selectors sit down to make that squad hopefully I get my place”
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England left-arm pace bowler Harry Gurney is determined to cement his spot in the country’s World Cup squad during the upcoming seven-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
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Gayle has not played any competitive cricket since November
West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has pulled out of South Africa’s Ram Slam T20 Challenge as he is still recovering from a torn hamstring he suffered during the first ODI against India in November.
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“We all understand that he has got a long journey back and we wish him all the luck in the world”
England captain Alastair Cook has announced that “it’s horrible seeing what” batsman Jonathan Trott is going through and hopes that he makes a speedy recovery.
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“I’m feeling good and ready to go”
Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris has announced that he will go in “all guns blazing” during the second Test in Adelaide and added that “I’m not going to miss a Test unless I really have to”.
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“It’s a very uncomfortable position to be in really, when you probably know you’re not batting as well as you’d like, and you know what the opposition are going to do to you and you don’t really have a way out of it”
Legendary Australia batsman Michael Hussey has offered his support and best wishes to England batsman Jonathan Trott after he pulled out of the Ashes with a stress-related illness.
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“I think it’s worked for us”
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has announced that England have been “rattled” by all the sledging they have been subjected to in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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“From my point of view, Andy looks after his side and I look after my side, that’s what you do in the game of cricket”
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has denied rumours of being interested in hosting a meeting with his English counterpart, Andy Flower, over determining the boundaries for sledging for the rest of the Ashes series.
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“No one else was injured, and I was more worried about the car than myself”
Legendary Australia captain and commentator Richie Benaud is in stable condition after his 1963 Sunbeam Alpine “mounted a nature strip and hit a small brick wall”.
