“We want to be number one in all three formats across men’s and women’s cricket”
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Pat Howard has signed a new two-year deal that will see him continue on as Cricket Australia’s high performance manager until 2019.
“We respect Kyle’s decision”
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A week ago, South Africa pace bowler Kyle Abbott stunned the cricket community by announcing that he had signed a Kolpak deal with Hampshire, thus effectively ending his international career.
Amir is set to be the first player to benefit from the changes in the anti-corruption code
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved amendments to its anti-corruption code which will now allow banned players to play domestic cricket before their penalty ends.
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“I know it [a call-up] is not far off, it’s just a matter of time”
India batsman Robin Uthappa has announced that he is determined to regain his spot in the national team since he believes he “can set up games and win games for my country”.
“All four will reach peak form in a few years’ time, and then the real battle will commence as to who will be the No. 1 batsman in the world”
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Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has announced that he believes four players have the potential to become “the No.1 Test batsman”.
“I want both boys and girls to be able to walk out of there and say ‘I’ve learnt a lot about trying to become a better person and a better cricketer'”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke has launched his own cricket academy in Sydney since he wants to help Australian cricket move in the right direction “for the next 10, 20, 30 or 40 years”.
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“England went for three big men who we never really saw”
Former England left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom has announced that the national team paid the ultimate price for not picking pace bowler Graham Onions for the recently concluded Ashes series.
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“He might still be a little disappointed but he won’t read anything in the book that he wouldn’t have known about himself or how I felt about it around the team”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced that he wants his successor, Michael Clarke, to read his autobiography, At The Close of Play, when it officially releases.
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“The fact is we took Zimbabwe to be a weak side and underestimated them and we paid the price”
Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has still not got over the fact that Zimbabwe beat his side in an ODI and Test match when they were touring the African nation last month.
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Anderson has never played an Ashes Test on his home ground
England pace bowler James Anderson has announced that the national team will do everything in their power to whitewash Australia in the ongoing Ashes series as it will be the ultimate sign of humiliation for the baggy greens.
