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Shillingford cannot bowl until his elbow extension is found to be within the legal limit
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have banned West Indies spinner Shane Shillingford from bowling after his action was found to be illegal.
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“I think the fast bowlers get excited when they come here and the batters do as well”
Australia batsman George Bailey has announced that “there’s something there for everyone” at the WACA in Perth ahead of the third Ashes Test, which gets underway on December 13.
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“I am just dumbfounded with England being in town and preparing for an Ashes that starts in about a month’s time and Australia has got a team playing in India, playing in subcontinent conditions preparing for the Ashes”
Former Australia pace bowler Merv Hughes has announced that he is “dumbfounded” by the national team’s choice to play a limited overs series against India prior to the Ashes.
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“Just 71 more!”
England pace bowler James Anderson has announced that he has the potential to take his Test wicket tally to 400 within the next two years as long as he maintains his fitness levels and doesn’t fall victim to any major injuries.
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“We wondered if he’d lost a little of his sense of team”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that he had a lot of doubts about his successor Michael Clarke as he seemed to be living “in a different world to the rest of us” at times.
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Butt is intent on reviving his international career
Disgraced Pakistan captain Salman Butt has met with the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) anti-corruption and vigilance officers in an attempt to reduce the five-year ban he received for match-fixing.
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Asif is determined to revive his international career
Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has announced that he is “following the ICC directives for rehabilitation” after meeting with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for two and a half hours to discuss the details of the 2010 match-fixing scandal he was involved in.
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Buchanan left “due to family circumstances”
Former Australia coach John Buchanan has left his job as director of cricket at New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after two turbulent and controversy-riddled years.
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Sinclair will also forever be remembered for taking one of the greatest catches in cricket history
Former New Zealand batsman Matthew Sinclair has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket effective immediately.
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Warne believes Cricket Australia made the right move by firing Arthur and hiring Lehmann
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has announced that ex-coach Mickey Arthur’s claims in his private legal documents, which were recently leaked to the media and public, were “pretty disappointing” and sounded like “sour grapes” to him.
