Siddle and Starc are the only two pace bowlers capable of keeping themselves fit at the moment
While Cricket Australia may have made the rotation policy amongst their pace bowlers in the national side mandatory, it does not mean that all of seamers are pleased its implementation.
Wade is hoping to bowl a few more overs in the near future
Australia captain Michael Clarke has hinted at the possibility of wicketkeeper Matthew Wade bowling a few more overs in the near future after his over of medium pace during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Hobart.
Starc has attributed a lot of his early success to Siddle
Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc has announced that veteran seamer Peter Siddle is the “heart and soul” of the national team’s pace attack and added that he is the person all bowlers look up to, just like all the batsmen in the side admire Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey.
Hogg believes the Australian batsmen will not even have to break a sweat to expose the weakness of the current Sri Lankan bowling attack
After Australia won their three-Test series against Sri Lanka, former pace bowler Rodney Hogg was not afraid to voice his opinions, as he branded the current Sri Lankan bowling attack as the worst “that has landed on our shores ever”.
Jayawardene wants the Sri Lankan batsmen to step up and humiliate the Australians
Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has challenged all the batsmen to bounce back after their appalling performance in the three-Test series and first ODI against Australia.
Warner has to learn that not all deliveries can be thumped to the boundary
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that even though team-mate and opening batsman David Warner is an exceptional player, he has to learn when to apply the brakes and take a more defensive standpoint, especially if the team happens to be in a spot of bother.
De Villiers does not consider any team to be the favourite in this series
South Africa wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers has warned his team-mates that even though they are 1-0 up in the two-Test series, they should not take New Zealand lightly, especially after they were able to fight back and end their recent Test series against Sri Lanka as a 1-1 draw.
Clarke became the first batsman in Test cricket history to score four double centuries in a year
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has revealed that one of the major reasons he decided to announce his retirement prior to the start of the final Test of the three-Test series against South Africa was due to the outstanding form of his successor Michael Clarke, who had scored back-to-back double hundreds in the first two Tests of the series against, what some cricket pundits and former players believe to be, the ‘best bowling attack in the world’.
Muralitharan believes Lyon could get more wickets with the unorthodox delivery in his arsenal
Legendary Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has labelled Australia’s chairman of selectors John Inverarity as “narrow-minded” for his views and comments that the doosra is not a delivery that can be bowled legally.
Mathews is ready to take on the challenges he will face as captain
Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews has announced that he is ready to start a new legacy after taking over the Test captaincy from Mahela Jayawardene.
