Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Latham, Ronchi and McCullum stun Sri Lanka in last ball thriller

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McCullum’s blitz powered New Zealand to a 1-0 lead in the series

New Zealand all-rounder Nathan McCullum stole the spotlight in the second ODI in Hambantota as he smashed a massive six off the last ball of the match to hand the Black Caps an incredible four-wicket win over Sri Lanka.

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Don’t worry Ishant Sharma, it happens to everyone, says James Faulkner

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“There are going to be days when you would look silly out there, and that has happened to me a lot of times”

Just a day after James Faulkner smashed 30 runs, which included four sixes, off an over from Ishant Sharma, the Australian all-rounder has tried to comfort the Indian pace bowler by telling him not to “worry” about it.

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‘I was seething’ after not being given the opportunity to retire from ODIs, reveals Ricky Ponting

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“I had to keep a lid on what I was really thinking”

In his forthcoming autobiography, At The Close Of Play, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed that he was “seething” after “John Inverarity’s new selection committee never gave me the chance to retire from ODI cricket”.

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Stuart Broad, it’s time you learnt a thing or two from David Warner, says David Gower

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“He is a good player and a tough individual but the best thing for him to do would be to take a leaf out of David Warner’s book and just play with it”

Former England captain David Gower believes pace bowler Stuart Broad has a chance to win the hearts of the Australian fans when the national team travel to the Land Down Under in November if he follows the lead of Australia’s opening batsman David Warner.

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