Stokes has not played a Test match since January 2014
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been recalled into the Test squad for the national team’s upcoming five-Test series against India, which gets underway on July 9 in Nottingham.
Sammy’s lone Test century came against England in May 2012
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West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy has announced his retirement from Test cricket just a day after wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin replaced him as captain.
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“Hopefully we’ll celebrate his retirement and give him the due respect and recognition that he deserves”
Legendary South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that people need to give captain Graeme Smith the “respect and recognition” he truly deserves.
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“I did get a bit lucky”
South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock laughed at India pace bowler Ishant Sharma’s comment about him having “been quite lucky” to become the fifth cricketer in ODI history to score three centuries in a row.
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“I’m so thrilled because I know what he has been though…and I’m very proud of him”
Former England and Surrey pace bowler Alex Tudor has revealed that no one truly understands the struggles Michael Carberry has had to endure to get to where he is today.
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“They are both imaginative, good readers of the game and take the aggressive option first – whereas Cook retreats too quickly”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has announced that England need to replace captain Alastair Cook immediately if they want to become a truly dominant side.
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“I think you can start pencilling his name into the starting team-sheet”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that he truly believes this is the beginning of something special for batsman Michael Carberry, who scored an unbeaten 153 against Australia A just yesterday.
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“He knows we’ve got a huge summer ahead”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that he has no doubt opening batsman David Warner will bounce back and show what he is truly capable of during the second leg of the Ashes series in November.
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“For the most part, they were pathetic”
With numerous media outlets and former players hailing England’s 3-0 victory over Australia in the recently concluded Ashes series, legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has opted for a much different approach as he believes “Australia played a lot better than many expected and England, in my view, were below par”.
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Botham believes Anderson is one of the key reasons England are 2-0 up in the Ashes
Former England captain Sir Ian Botham has announced that having a pace bowler like James Anderson is nothing short of a captain’s dream after the 30-year-old took ten wickets against Australia during the first Ashes Test in Nottingham and three during the second Test at Lord’s.
