“You want to shape the key moments of the game and I feel I thrive on that responsibility”
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With James Anderson and Stuart Broad having been ruled out of England’s upcoming tour to Sri Lanka, fellow pace bowler Chris Jordan is determined to step up and become the national team’s go-to death bowler.
“Why would I do that? It’s a ridiculous story”
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Former England batsman has denied rumours that he threatened to return home if the national team found themselves 3-0 down in the last Ashes series against Australia.
“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.
“it’s definitely something I have thought about – not necessarily only in Test cricket but also in different formats”
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South Africa all-rounder Jean Paul (JP) Duminy has announced that he wants to become captain sooner rather than later.
“If Cook wants to stay boring and be the same old England by bowling wide of off stump and trying to build up pressure slowly then he has chosen the wrong path”
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Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has taken a jab at England captain Alastair Cook by calling him “boring” ahead of the national team’s Test series against Sri Lanka.
“I have always stayed away from taking the leadership role but now that we have lost two core members I think it is a good time for me, if appointed, to add value to the team”
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South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced that he is ready to step up and take more responsibility following the retirements of captain Graeme Smith and veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis.
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“I haven’t trained this intensely for a couple months so I hope to get a kickstart and get back into the groove of things as soon as possible”
Flamboyant West Indies opener Chris Gayle believes that he and Dwayne Smith have the potential to become a formidable opening pair.
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Sammy’s blazing knock of 43 helped the West Indies salvage a two-wicket win
West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy smashed a trailblazing 43 to save his side from being humiliated in their chase of 157 during the first ODI against New Zealand in Auckland.
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“Sometimes you have got to look yourself straight in the mirror and know where you are at”
England vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matt Prior has announced that the national team have to be “firing on all cylinders” when they head into the third Test in Perth.
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“Sometimes in England 240-250 can be a good score with the overhead conditions, but the majority of the time in Australia 400 is the bare minimum”
With England just having landed in the Land Down Under, captain Alastair Cook has already sent a strong message to the top-order batsmen, stating that they will have to step up and set the foundation for the rest of the team.
