“These are the big tournaments and the ones you really want to win”
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The Australian players may be embroiled in a pay dispute with Cricket Australia, but captain Steve Smith has said that his side are focused on the Champions Trophy.
(From left to right) George, Taylor, Bell and Rhodes pose with their respective awards
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Ian Bell has been named England’s Cricketer of the Year for the 2013-14 season at a ceremony held in the Long Room at Lord’s.
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“I had plenty of highlights in an England career that spanned nine years, during which time I became the world’s top-ranked Test bowler”
England pace bowler Steve Harmison, who picked up 223 wickets in 63 Test matches, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
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Pietersen is determined to score 10,000 Test runs and play in the 2015 ICC World Cup
Flamboyant England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that he feels “as fresh as ever”, despite having succumbed to calf and knee injuries over the past year.
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Jadeja rose four spots in the rankings after India’s 5-0 whitewashing of Zimbabwe
India vice-captain Virat Kohli has revealed that he is not surprised by the dramatic rise of spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who joined West Indies spinner Sunil Narine atop the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI bowlers rankings after the national team’s 5-0 whitewashing of Zimbabwe.
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The men’s and women’s national team both received monetary rewards from the PCB
Both the Pakistan men’s and women’s national team have received a financial reward from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for their recent triumphs at the international level.
Prior wants England to fight back for all the times they have been “bullied” by Australia
England wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior believes it is time for the national team to do some bullying of their own in this year’s back-to-back Ashes series since the English have often been seen as the victims of Australia’s onslaughts in Ashes history.
