“I didn’t think I’d have this opportunity to play in front of a full house at Lord’s again”
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Even after he said that he was glad to be out of the England dressing room following their disastrous tour of Australia, former batsman Kevin Pietersen has admitted that he still dreams of representing his country.
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“I guess it’s just a little bit of banter and trying to get up Cookie’s nose because I guess Australia’s getting a little bit desperate at this point”
Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Vivian Richards has announced that former Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about England captain Alastair Cook being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative” was “just a little bit of banter”.
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The England players have come under fire for their behaviour after retaining the Ashes
England captain Alastair Cook had demanded an apology from Australian broadcaster Channel Nine after they said that the England batsmen were trying to cheat the Hot Spot technology by putting silicon tape around the edges of their bats.
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Warne believes Cricket Australia made the right move by firing Arthur and hiring Lehmann
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has announced that ex-coach Mickey Arthur’s claims in his private legal documents, which were recently leaked to the media and public, were “pretty disappointing” and sounded like “sour grapes” to him.
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Warne was the first cricketer to ever take 700 Test wickets
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne will be inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame during today’s Ashes tea interval at Lord’s.
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Lehmann will give his players days off throughout the Ashes
Newly appointed Australia coach Darren Lehmann has revealed his own twist to Cricket Australia’s controversial rotation policy, stating that players will still be rotated, but only on a common sense basis.
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Pietersen will be England’s X factor throughout the Ashes
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne believes England will not stand a chance to win this year’s back-to-back Ashes series if star batsman Kevin Pietersen is ruled out due to his persisting knee injury.
Warne is growing increasingly worried about Australia’s decreasing spin stocks
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has called on Cricket Australia to make pitches during domestic games have more in them for spin bowlers, who took the brunt of the punishment in the national team’s recent four-Test series against India.
Samuels was initially diagnosed with a broken eye socket
Australia and Melbourne Stars batsman Cameron White believes West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels is not a “well-liked” man in the country after his infamous confrontation with ex-Australian ‘spin king’ Shane Warne.
Samuels believes Warne crossed the line during their confrontation
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels believes his altercation with former Australia ‘spin king’ Shane Warne during the Big Bash League (BBL) has made him “the legend now” and added that Warne’s actions showed how “desperate” he was to win the battle between the two Melbourne-based franchises.
