Ireland ready to welcome Rankin back with open arms

"All is not lost in the hope to see him playing for Ireland in the World Cup"

“All is not lost in the hope to see him playing for Ireland in the World Cup”

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Just a day after England pace bowler Boyd Rankin revealed that he considered quitting cricket following his chastening Test debut against Australia, Cricket Ireland have announced that they would welcome back the lanky seamer with open arms.

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‘I think my reception from the Australian crowd will be lively’, says Stuart Broad

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“I’m very excited, it is my fifth trip here and it is always an awesome country to tour so it is great to be here”

England pace bowler Stuart Broad has announced that he expects a “lively” welcome from Australian fans after head coach Darren Lehmann called on them to “get stuck into Broad”.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Michael Clarke surprised Gautam Gambhir omitted from India Test squad

Clarke was astounded when he learnt that India had dropped Gambhir

Australia captain Michael Clarke has admitted that he was shocked by India’s decision to omit opening batsman Gautam Gambhir for the ongoing four-Test series, stating that his absence has taken some of the strain off his bowlers.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Shaun Marsh looking to regain spot in Australian team

Marsh truly believes he will be back representing Australia in all three formats soon enough

After having experienced an extremely turbulent year, former Australia batsman Shaun Marsh believes he is a stronger person and has announced his desire to represent his country in all three formats once again.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: The number of ODIs played after the 2015 World Cup will drop due to the huge workload on players, says Ricky Ponting

Ponting is convinced that there will be a sharp drop in the number of ODIs played after the 2015 World Cup

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced that he believes there will be a significant drop in the number of ODI matches played after the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup due to the tremendous workload players are currently enduring.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Leaked Australia dossier was a big motivator for us, says Graeme Smith

Smith is confident that the dossier will not have any effect on him or his team-mates

Days after News Ltd newspapers published Australia’s game plan dossier, in which it revealed how the national team were going to target each individual South African player, Proteas captain Graeme Smith admitted that the exposure of his opponents plans has done nothing but “touch the motivation springs a little more”.

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