“To play the first day-night Test match, on my home ground, would be great”
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England all-rounder Chris Woakes has expressed his desire to regain his spot in the national team ahead of the first Test against the West Indies, which will be the first day-night Test to be held in England.
“Right now it is about 50% and declining. If I can get it up to around 90% I would be real happy with that”
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Australia batsman Chris Lynn is likely to be sidelined for the remainder of the year as he will be undergoing shoulder surgery on Monday.
“It’s those series that you are remembered for as a leader and as a player as well”
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Ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting has admitted that current skipper Steve Smith will come under intense scrutiny when his side take on England in a highly-anticipated Ashes series in November.
“I can take us to win a World Cup, I believe”
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It was the same story of South Africa failing to fire at an ICC event on Sunday, but captain AB de Villiers is adamant that he can guide the Proteas to victory at the 2019 World Cup.
“We’ll go back to the drawing board and we’ll hopefully come back a lot stronger”
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Despite expressing concerns after Pakistan were thrashed by 124 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in their clash with arch-rivals India, Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has backed his side to rebound in their next two group stage matches.
“I love the tournament because it represents a challenge from the [word] go”
Virat Kohli has expressed his excitement towards captaining India for the first time in a major International Cricket Council (ICC) event.
“I’m disappointed in myself but at the same time I’m just wanting to move forward”
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New Zealand pace bowler Doug Bracewell has revealed that the death of his pet cockatoo is the reason why he was charged for driving while intoxicated.
“Speaking to some of the Aussie players I said ‘you might lick your lips at some of the bowling because Anderson and Broad can’t play five Test matches'”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that Australia will be “licking their lips” if the pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad are unable to stay fit throughout the upcoming Ashes series later this year.
“My recovery is going well but it is taking a little longer than I expected it to”
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South Africa pace maestro Dale Steyn has been ruled out of the Proteas’ tour of England, which begins next week, as he is still recovering from shoulder surgery.
“I made a massive mistake by driving that evening and apologise unreservedly for my actions”
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New Zealand pace bowler Doug Bracewell has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol.
