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“I just backed myself and played my strokes and it’s good to see the boys, all of us, gelling together and playing so well.”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has admitted to having a “tough trot” in the past couple of months, but the flamboyant big-hitter added that he was “happy to score runs for NSW [New South Wales]” after smashing back-to-back centuries for them in the ongoing Ryobi Cup.
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“Lehmann said it could have been 3-2 to Australia, but it could have been 5-0 to us”
In a move that could make him even more unpopular with the Australian fans, England pace bowler Stuart Broad has announced that Australia were lucky to escape with 3-0 loss.
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“I don’t follow cricket now and my focus is not on the sport anymore”
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has launched a verbal assault against legendary pace bowler Waqar Younis as he blames him for causing “a lot of damage to our cricket”.
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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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Security around Broad and his team-mates will be dramatically increased
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that they will be bolstering security when the national team travel to Australia in November due to fears for the players safety after Australia coach Darren Lehmann told the public to “get stuck into” pace bowler Stuart Broad for his “blatant cheating” in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
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“It was a good learning curve for a new coach”
Fresh off a 3-0 thrashing in the first leg of the Ashes series, Australia coach Darren Lehmann has admitted that he still has a lot to learn about being the head coach of a national team.
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Lehmann called on the Australian public to verbally abuse Broad throughout the second leg of the Ashes series
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has been ordered to pay 20 per cent of his match fee from the fifth and final Ashes Test, which took place at The Oval, after he was charged for accusing England pace bowler Stuart Broad of having “blatantly cheated” during the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
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Watson’s choice to review his lbw decision caused Warner to explode
Having gotten himself into enough trouble already, Australia opening batsman David Warner distanced himself from his brother’s derogatory tweets about all-rounder Shane Watson on Twitter, stating that “I do not endorse his comments”.
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Swann believes England are not the “dominant force” everyone thinks they are
Despite all the hubbub over England being favourites to win the ongoing Ashes series, spinner Graeme Swann has refused to be caught up in the fever as he believes there are no favourites when it comes to the Ashes.
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Lehmann has left all of Warner’s controversies in the past
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has revealed that opening batsman David Warner has been given a “clean slate” after being in the media limelight for his role in numerous controversies over the past couple of months.
