“When scans confirmed I had torn my hamstring, I thought I might just have played my last game of cricket”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke has admitted that he thought his professional cricket career was over when it was revealed that he tore his hamstring at the end of the first Test against India in Adelaide in December last year.
“Nobody (of the pair) has got exceptional performances as far as (playing for) West Indies is concerned”
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West Indies chief selector Clive Lloyd has admitted that “it was a very difficult decision” to not include all-rounders Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo in the World Cup squad.
Watson was monitored closely after being hit on the helmet
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Australia were given a major scare during a training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Tuesday when all-rounder Shane Watson was struck on the helmet while batting in the nets.
“The worrying question is whether he will ever recover 100% of his vision”
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Somerset’s director of cricket Matthew Maynard has admitted that wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter’s career could be in jeopardy.
“We went back to cricket training, as simple as that”
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Following Phillip Hughes’ funeral, Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has admitted that it felt good to start training and playing cricket again.
“We must not over-react”
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Legendary South Africa bowler Allan Donald has announced that bouncers should not be banned following the tragic death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.
“He was very, very humble, loved the game and was very passionate about the game”
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Having had the pleasure of working alongside Australia batsman Phillip Hughes, legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne had no hesitation in saying that the 25-year-old was “one of the good guys”.
“Fingers crossed that everything will be fine”
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Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that his thoughts and prayers are with Australia batsman Phillip Hughes and his family after he suffered a horrific injury during a Sheffield Shield match.
“My performances over the past five years have been pretty consistent and I think my captaincy’s been pretty consistent over that period as well”
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A plethora of former Australia captains have voiced their support for Michael Clarke after people began questioning whether he should continue leading the national team following their 2-0 whitewashing at the hands of Pakistan.
“We parted ways really amicably”
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India bowling coach Joe Dawes has announced that he and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have gone their separate ways after he refused to work at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
