“I am thrilled to get the opportunity to work with this young group of players”
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Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has succeeded Greg Blewett as the national team’s fielding coach.
“It’s always important to start well and get the monkey off your back in terms of a big score early in your captaincy career”
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Alastair Cook has admitted that he was blown away by the impact Joe Root had in his first Test as captain.
“I hope Joe Root will be a little bit more aggressive and try and win games”
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Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne believes that England will show a lot more enthusiasm and aggression in Test matches now that Joe Root has taken over as captain.
Azhar regained his spot in the squad for the Champions Trophy
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Pakistan have recalled batsmen Azhar Ali and Umar Akmal for the Champions Trophy in England in June.
“It would have been nice to have been considered for it but whether I would have taken it or not, I am not sure”
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England pace bowler James Anderson has revealed that he would have interested in replacing Alastair Cook as Test captain, but pointed out that he was never approached about the leadership role.
“I think he has a wonderful, wonderful personality”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that he thinks it is “fantastic” that Joe Root has succeeded Alastair Cook as the country’s Test captain.
“He’s a wonderful player who has turned into a great player over the past few years”
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AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis have known each other for a long time, so it came as no surprise when the South Africa ODI captain lavished praise on his compatriot.
“Hopefully it’s all been put to bed now and people will understand that the whole interview had absolutely nothing to do with match fixing”
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Kepler Wessels has clarified the comments he recently made about former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje being involved in match-fixing long before he was convicted. Continue reading
“I think with the group of players we’ve got now, it’s a great opportunity to take the team to the next level”
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Having been bestowed with the honour of being named England’s new Test captain, Joe Root has made it clear that he wants to transform the national team into a tougher side that is always hungry for victory. Continue reading
South Africa have not made any changes to their Test squad
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South Africa have opted not to make any changes to their squad for the last two Tests against England in Johannesburg and Centurion.
