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“It’s one thing thinking you’re going to terrorise batsmen because the ball is flying around and quite another getting them out”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that his “fast bowlers need to be smart” when bowling in Perth and added that they cannot overdo the short-pitched bowling.
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“We know India is going to be a tough assignment for us, they are coming off outstanding performances”
South Africa head coach Russell Domingo has admitted that India will give the national team a run for their money in the upcoming series, which gets underway tomorrow.
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“It was pretty close, it was a tough decision, but in the end it was just a touch too early for Kane”
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the first Test against the West in Dunedin after failing to fully recover from a fractured thumb he sustained during the national team’s tour of Bangladesh last month.
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“We are playing them (New Zealand) after three years, but it will be in their minds”
After defeating New Zealand 4-0 in their ODI series in 2010, Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim is hoping to repeat history once again.
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“England have had a lot of success against Australia since 2009 – it’s very much [been] one-way traffic”
In the 2010-11 Ashes series Andrew Strauss led England to a 3-1 win over Australia in the Land Down Under, but the former captain is not hestitating to predict the same scoreline when his successor, Alastair Cook, leads the national team into hostile territory next month.
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“It’s a word that’s been popping up the last 12 months with us in the Australian team, and I think now they’ve found the right combination”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has announced that the national team’s batting line-up needs to regain some sort of “clarity” ahead of the Ashes series in November.
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Ganguly sees no reason as to why Gambhir, Sehwag or Singh cannot regain their spots
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes opening duo Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, along with all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, should be doing everything in their power to regain their spots in the national team.
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Sutherland was fuming about the events that occurred at the Walkabout bar
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has finally broken his silence over the David Warner controversy, branding the opening batsman’s behaviour as “despicable”.
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De Villiers is confident that South Africa stand a good chance to win the Champions Trophy
South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has vowed to put an end to the ‘chokers’ tag his team have been branded with by starting off their Champions Trophy campaign with a win over India, who they play on June 6 and are considered to be one of the favourites to win the tournament this year.
Broad knows his troubles are far from over
While England may be thanking their lucky stars to have pace bowler Stuart Broad back in the squad, the seamer himself is a lot more pessimistic as he knows the recent heel injury he picked up in India is going to be a long-term problem that the medical staff will have to continuously keep a close eye on.
