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“Signs are good so fingers well and truly crossed”
England vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matt Prior has announced that he remains confident that he will be fit in time for the first Ashes Test on November 21 in Brisbane.
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Pakistan vs South Africa 4th ODI: De Kock and Steyn seal series for South Africa
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Steyn claimed three wickets in one over to extinguish Pakistan’s hopes of levelling the series
South Africa opening batsman Quinton de Kock smashed a spectacular maiden century and pace spearhead Dale Steyn registered his second five-wicket haul as the Proteas beat Pakistan by 28 runs in the fourth ODI in Abu Dhabi to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
‘Shane Warne is basically the reason why I got a chance to play Test cricket’, reveals Michael Carberry
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“He was very influential in me doing what I’ve done and getting the chance to play for England a few years on”
England batsman Michael Carberry has revealed that former Australia spin king “Shane Warne is basically the reason why I got a chance to play Test cricket”.
Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Bangladesh breeze past New Zealand to seal ODI series
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Bangladesh secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series
Bangladesh breezed past New Zealand by 40 runs in the second ODI in Mirpur to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
England will win 3-1 again, says Andrew Strauss
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“England have had a lot of success against Australia since 2009 – it’s very much [been] one-way traffic”
In the 2010-11 Ashes series Andrew Strauss led England to a 3-1 win over Australia in the Land Down Under, but the former captain is not hestitating to predict the same scoreline when his successor, Alastair Cook, leads the national team into hostile territory next month.
India vs Australia 2nd ODI: Your going to need to come up with something more challenging than 359 to defeat us Australia!
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Sharma and Kohli helped India pull off the second-highest run chase in ODI history
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma played the innings of his life as he and Virat Kohli pulled off the country’s highest ODI chase of 360 against Australia in a dramatic high-scoring affair in Jaipur.
Our victory in the Caribbean couldn’t have come at a better time, says Dav Whatmore
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“The victories came at the right time for us”
Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore believes his side’s recent triumph over the West Indies couldn’t have come at a better time, especially since Pakistan lost their previous series against South Africa and failed to win a single game in the last ever Champions Trophy.
ECB desperate to mend relations with PCB over match-fixing accusations
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The PCB were fuming about the allegations made in the report
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have launched a desperate mission to mend relations with their counterparts at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the British-based Mail on Sunday newspaper published a report accusing the Pakistan players of match-fixing during their recent ODI series triumph over the West Indies.
PCB ‘extremely concerned’ over match-fixing allegations
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Some of the players are believed to have been involved in match-fixing
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that they are “extremely concerned” over a report published in the Mail on Sunday, claiming that the recently concluded ODI series between Pakistan and the West Indies is being investigated for players being involved in corrupt activities.
West Indies vs Pakistan 3rd ODI: First Pakistan win, then West Indies win and now we have a tie
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Ul-Haq and Simmons both made 75 runs
It is fairly special to witness a tie during an ODI match, but to have a tie after both the West Indies and Pakistan won one game apiece was even more spectacular as it indicated just how evenly matched these two sides are.