Shahid Afridi: “The concept of online coaching by a foreign coach for the national team is beyond comprehension; every era has the personal likes and dislikes of the captain to sustain Pakistan cricket”
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Former interim chief selector Shahid Afridi has expressed his disbelief at the fact that Pakistan are on the verge of hiring Mickey Arthur as their online team director.
Khurram Manzoor: “There is liking and disliking here. Mickey Arthur came in 2016, chose 30 players from Pakistan, and decided to keep playing them only. I was not in those 30 players, and he never considered me for selection”
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Pakistan opener Khurram Manzoor has fired shots at former head coach Mickey Arthur, claiming he liked and disliked players.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “I had a feeling that he thinks very highly of himself. So I never talked to him”
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Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq said he never really talked to Sourav Ganguly since he felt the former India captain thought “very highly of himself”.
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“No such discussions [with Flower] have taken place”
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Sanjay Patel has dismissed reports that the board has been in contact with former England team director Andy Flower about becoming India’s new head coach.
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“It’s a winter that was a disaster, but as an England side we have to look forward now”
England pace bowler Stuart Broad has announced that it is time for the national team to move forward and leave their disastrous tour of Australia in the past.
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“I’m sure I’ll be applying for the post”
England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has expressed his interest in taking over Andy Flower’s job as team director after he stepped down following the national team’s disastrous tour of Australia.
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“This was Andy’s decision”
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke has revealed that the national team’s disastrous tour of Australia was not the reason why team director Andy Flower resigned.
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Giles believes Cook should not be held fully responsible for England’s 4-1 loss
England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has announced that Alastair Cook should not be stripped of the ODI captaincy following the national team’s 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Australia in the recently concluded ODI series.
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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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“If I didn’t feel like I was ready then I would be taking a long hard look at myself”
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has a burning ambition to makes his Ashes debut during the second Test in Adelaide, but he knows that he will have to impress the entire team and support staff during the two-day warm-up match against the Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI in Alice Springs if he is to even be considered for selection.
