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“Guys like Anderson and Pietersen are in their early 30s now and they are prize assets and we need to look after them”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen, off-spinner Graeme Swann and pace bowler James Anderson have not been included in the limited overs squad for the ODI and Twenty20 series against Australia due to the fact that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) want to limit their workload.
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“There are players in this side who have not had a chance to play international matches in Pakistan”
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has announced that not being able to play on home soil is having a negative impact on many players as they are constantly away from their families and friends.
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“We need to put some pressure back on Australia”
England captain Alastair Cook has admitted that his side have “had two tough games” and “haven’t played well” during the first two Tests of the ongoing Ashes series.
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“As an England team we haven’t done anything close to what we are capable of doing”
England batsman Ian Bell has admitted that the “guys are hurting” after they were once again the victims of a brutal spell of bowling by Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson during the third day of the second Test in Adelaide.
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“I remember last year when we got demolished in Ahmedabad, in came Monty and between him and Swanny they took 19 wickets and won us the match and then the series”
England opening batsman Nick Compton has announced that the national selectors made the right choice by including spinner Monty Panesar in the squad for the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.
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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 always been the way with bowlers and some teams down the years to try to intimidate batsmen”
England batting coach Graham Gooch has announced that sledging has become a “part of the game” and batsmen simply “have to accept that”.
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“In the last few years I think I’ve developed it as a skill and it has helped me take the wickets that I have”
England pace bowler James Anderson has announced that he doesn’t have any plans to stop sledging after he was involved in a heated verbal conflict with Australia captain Michael Clarke towards the end of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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“I’m no expert on his condition (stress-related illness) but I would have thought that he was absolutely at his wits end”
Former England captain David Lloyd has admitted that he simply doesn’t “see a way back for” batsman Jonathan Trott after he pulled out of the Ashes series with a stress-related illness.
