“Batting four or five would suit my game more”
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England opening batsman Alex Hales lost his place in the Test side after opting out of the national team’s tour of Bangladesh last October.
“I can still remember what happened like it was yesterday, the way our home was caught up and lost”
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Boxing Day is usually associated with holidays, family and happiness. But, for Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal, December 26 has dark connotations as it was the day that he “lost everything” when a tsunami ravaged through his town in 2004.
The date of the memorial has yet to be confirmed
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New South Wales Premier Mike Baird has announced that Australia batsman Phillip Hughes will be honoured with a state memorial in Sydney next week.
Hales is likely to make his ODI debut on August 25 in Bristol
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England Twenty20 superstar Alex Hales has been included in the ODI squad for the upcoming five-match series against India, which gets underway on August 25 in Bristol.
“If you’re not mentally strong, you’re going to struggle”
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South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has announced that he usually succeeds with the ball when he gets it “right mentally”.
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“Najam Sethi recently conveyed it very clearly to Hafeez that the board was not in a position to compensate him for missing the Big Bash”
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have refused to compensate Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez for missing the Big Bash League (BBL) due to the national team’s ongoing series against Sri Lanka.
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“He won’t be bowling further in this match”
South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has announced that it was “very painful” to watch his compatriot, Morne Morkel, be helped off the pitch after sustaining an ankle injury.
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Morkel will be out of action for seven to ten days
South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel will miss the remainder of the ongoing Test match against India in Johannesburg and is likely to miss the second Test in Durban as well after he sustained a grade one ankle ligament injury.
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Raja believes both India and Australia are playing “quality” cricket
Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja has disagreed with ex-Australia skipper Ian Chappell’s negative views on the ongoing India Australia limited overs series, stating that he believes “we have seen some quality batting and bowling”.
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“Kev gets a bad rap a lot I think for some of the stuff he says and does, but for me in this group he has been great with these young guys”
England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has announced that South African-born batsman Kevin Pietersen is a perfect role model for youngsters, despite all the controversies he has been involved in throughout his international career.
