Australia have not played a Test match in Bangladesh since 2006
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have said that they will provide Australia with the same level of security as the country’s head of state should they tour the nation later this year.
“We were really hoping that the Test match could be played at this magnificent new stadium”
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The WACA will host the third Ashes Test between Australia and England from December 14-18 this year after it was confirmed that the new stadium being built in Perth would not be ready in time for the highly-anticipated series.
“I’m really looking forward to this coaching opportunity with the Hurricanes”
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Gary Kirsten has been appointed as the coach of Hobart Hurricanes for the next two seasons of the Big Bash League (BBL).
“As soon as you’re in a full time coaching role that’s 10 or 11 months of the year gone and I’m not quite ready for that”
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Ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that while he is excited to be an assistant coach for the national team’s upcoming Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, he has no plans to take up coaching on a full-time basis. Continue reading
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Hong Kong has selected former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Campbell in their Asia Cup squad and World Twenty20 side.
Shah is not allowed to participate in any international matches
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Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah has been provisionally suspended under the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-doping code after he tested positive for a banned substance.
“If you get caught you have to be given a life ban”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir should not be allowed to play international cricket again and should have been banned for life for being involved in the spot-fixing scandal that shocked the cricketing community in 2010.
Cairns denies two counts of perjury and perverting the course of justice
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The jury at the Chris Cairns perjury trial heard how the former New Zealand all-rounder was incensed when police first accused of match-fixing.
“I cannot remember the exact words but it was something like ‘how will they ever prove it?'”
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Former New Zealand pace bowler Andre Adams has told Southwark Crown Court that Chris Cairns tried to coax him into joining his match-fixing operation as the latter was confident that the Indian Cricket League (ICL) would not be able to prove anything.
Australia’s tour of Bangladesh is highly likely to be cancelled
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Australia’s Test tour of Bangladesh is on the verge of being cancelled after Cricket Australia told the Test squad to report back to training with their respective state teams.
