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Mendis’ last Test for Sri Lanka came against Bangladesh in March 2013
Sri Lanka have included spinner Ajantha Mendis in their Test squad for their upcoming tour of Bangladesh, which gets underway on January 27.
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India should have no problems playing on New Zealand’s pace-friendly pitches, says Simon Doull
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“It’s going to be a hell of a hard task to win this series”
Former New Zealand fast bowler Simon Doull has announced that India should not have any problems playing on the country’s pace-friendly pitches, especially since they have just toured South Africa, where the conditions are highly similar.
India’s batsmen will feel the heat in South Africa, says Graeme Smith
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“Obviously they’re hugely talented but it’s a very different line-up to the one I’ve become accustomed to playing against”
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has issued a warning to India ahead of the first Test in Johannesburg, saying that they will feel the heat and experience firsthand why the Proteas are the number one Test team in the world.
India will miss Tendulkar’s experience, says Jacques Kallis
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“Honestly speaking, it will feel quite strange playing against India at home without Sachin”
Proteas all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that India will miss legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s experience when they tour South Africa in December.
We learnt the hard way in England, now its time for retribution, says Peter Siddle
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“Our plans have got a lot stronger”
Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle has admitted that the baggy greens learnt everything the hard way when they toured England for the Ashes in July, but he added that the time for retribution was fast approaching.
Johnson is ‘a silent assassin’, says Brett Lee
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“When he’s got that quirky smirk on his face, he means business”
Former Australia pace bowler Brett Lee has announced that left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson is a “silent assassin” and has the potential to inflict some serious damage on England’s mission of winning their fourth Ashes series in a row, a feat which they have not accomplished since the 1890s.
‘The teams we have played against have quite blatantly tried to exploit the perceived weakness we have batting against spin’, says James Sutherland
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“I don’t think some of the pitches we have played on over the last six months have been conducive to entertaining and high quality cricket”
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has accused both India and England of pitch doctoring when Australia toured in February and July respectively.
‘We’ve had a lot more cricket than England have over the last couple of months, so don’t tell me we haven’t had a good preparation’, says James Sutherland
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Sutherland believes Australia are much more prepared than England heading into the Ashes
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has insisted that the national team are better prepared for the Ashes series in comparison with arch-rivals England as they toured India for a limited over series and are now representing their respective sides in the Sheffield Shield.
Warne’s comments are ‘old news’, says Alastair Cook
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“It hasn’t changed since the summer and we don’t expect it to change over the next couple of months”
England captain Alastair Cook has dismissed former Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about him being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative” as “old news”, despite admitting that there are times when he could be more “imaginative”.
‘It’s been great to have Bails as skipper for this series’, says Glenn Maxwell
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“It’s great to have him doing well at the top and being one of our best performers”
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has announced that “it’s been great to have Bails [George Bailey] as skipper for this series” since he is leading by example and setting the standard for all the other players in the team.