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“Australia have a very good record in Brisbane, it’s our job to try and change that”
England captain Alastair Cook has announced that his side have “no reason to feel intimidated” by the fact that Australia haven’t lost at the Gabba in Brisbane for 25 years.
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“It’s the first Test of the summer, it’s always big”
Australia vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has announced that he is looking forward to the second round of the Ashes against arch-rivals England, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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Malinga’s early wicket went in vain as the rain had the last laugh
New Zealand were looking to add to their winning streak after beating Bangladesh in a one-off Twenty20 International just four days ago, but heavy rain ensured that neither them nor Sri Lanka walked away with a victory in the first ODI in Hambantota.
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“England have become a strong side under Alastair Cook and they know how to win Test matches”
Legendary England captain David Gower is confident the national team will break their 25-year losing streak at the Gabba and hand Australia their first loss in Brisbane since November 1988.
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“If this match doesn’t happen, then we have to win the remaining two matches”
With the fifth ODI between India and Australia in Cuttack more than likely to be called off due to heavy rain, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has announced that he and the rest of his team-mates “want the match to happen as we’re trailing 2-1”.
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“We have to be focused on our job, which is to get there and give India a good fight”
With the West Indies’ last three Test series having come against Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and an inexperienced New Zealand side, head coach Ottis Gibson believes “this series against India gives us an opportunity to see where we are as a Test side”.
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Bravo has called on the Trinidad and Tobago community to “bear” with him
West Indies ODI and Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel captain Dwayne Bravo has been on a losing streak as of late, but he has vowed to avenge his failures, stating “I’m backing myself to do well as a captain of any team I lead”.
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Clarke is “not ready” to “walk away” from the sport he loves
Australia Test captain Michael Clarke has rubbished rumours of his retirement after reports emerged that he was on the verge of quitting due to his side failing to regain the Ashes.
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Clarke has even started questioning his own captaincy abilities
Australia captain Michael Clarke has lashed out at all the batsmen in the squad after they yet again failed to put up an impressive performance during the second Ashes Test, which cost Australia the match by an embarrassing 347 runs and handed England a 2-0 lead heading into the third Test at Old Trafford, Manchester.
