“These are the big tournaments and the ones you really want to win”
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The Australian players may be embroiled in a pay dispute with Cricket Australia, but captain Steve Smith has said that his side are focused on the Champions Trophy.
“We were really hoping that the Test match could be played at this magnificent new stadium”
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The WACA will host the third Ashes Test between Australia and England from December 14-18 this year after it was confirmed that the new stadium being built in Perth would not be ready in time for the highly-anticipated series.
“This honour, presented to me by the ICC, is one I will cherish”
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Legendary West Indies pace bowler Sir Wes Hall was inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame during the lunch break on the first day of the second Test between the West Indies and Australia in Jamaica.
McBrine is one of two new players to be given a Category A contract
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Ireland have rewarded spinner Andy McBrine and pace bowler Peter Chase with Category A contracts for the 2015 season.
Harris took 24 wickets at an average of 19.58 during the 2013 Ashes series in England
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Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris will be put on ice until the start of the Ashes tour in June this year.
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“It’s an injury that continues to flare up at [any] moment”
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has announced that he is worried about current skipper Michael Clarke’s future.
“I would make Morgan captain because I think that’s just what he needs”
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Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham believes that batsman Eoin Morgan should replace Alastair Cook as ODI captain following the national team’s eight-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in Colombo.
“I was looking forward to the tours to South Africa in December 2013 and New Zealand in early 2014”
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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that he did not want to retire after the national team’s home series against the West Indies in November last year.
“He’s not going to play unless he’s right”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will fly to the United Arab Emirates one week before the rest of the Test team does, even though he is “not a sure thing” for the two-Test series against Pakistan.
“We are going to appeal because we want to understand if the ICC has covered all the angles or not”
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that they will be appealing against the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to ban spinner Saeed Ajmal after he was found to have an illegal bowling action.
