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“Hughesy was in pretty good form in the trial game the other day but Shaun was picked on the original tour”
Australia wicketkeeper and vice-captain Brad Haddin has revealed that batsman Shaun Marsh is likely to get picked over Phillip Hughes for the first Test against South Africa in Centurion since he was part of the original squad.
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Marsh was initially ruled out of Australia’s tour of South Africa with a calf injury
Australia batsman Shaun Marsh has been called up as a replacement for all-rounder Shane Watson, who has been ruled out of the first Test against South Africa in Centurion after his calf injury took a turn for the worse.
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“Our first priority is to try and get him back as a batter”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson’s calf injury seems to have taken a turn for the worse as he has been ruled out for the first Test against South Africa, which gets underway on February 12 in Centurion.
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Tendulkar was offered an “attractive” contract
The Sydney Thunder asked legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar to represent them in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) season, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
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“At 143-5 we had a chance to take the game but we let it slip and we haven’t been as good as [we] had been”
England bowling coach David Saker has admitted that “it was a disappointing day without a doubt” after the tourists allowed Australia to go from 143/5 to 326/6 on the first day of the third Ashes Test in Perth.
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“It’s the first Test of the summer, it’s always big”
Australia vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has announced that he is looking forward to the second round of the Ashes against arch-rivals England, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“He obviously did a very good job for them the last time they were out here”
Australia all-rounder Steve Smith has admitted that the baggy greens have to keep a close eye on England pace bowler Chris Tremlett in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane as he is looking to prove that he should remain in the bowling attack for the rest of the series.
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“You need a bit of luck, and you can’t over-estimate how much that plays a part”
England vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matt Prior has announced that he is on a mission to score some runs in the upcoming Ashes series after lady luck refused to shine down on him during the last series, where he only scored 133 runs at a disappointing average of 19.
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Pakistan’s tour of South Africa is scheduled to begin on November 20
In a rather bizarre turn of events, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that the national team will tour South Africa later this month for three ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
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“It should spin a lot more from day three, so in that case it will be more difficult for both the teams to score and there is a good possibility for a result”
With heavy rain having intervened and ended play early on the first two days of the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Mirpur, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan believes “if the next three days are played completely, there will be a result in this match”.
