Sarfraz Ahmed: “The PCB did not ask anyone to send a weak team. We had asked West Indies to tour Pakistan”
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Pakistan recently whitewashed the West Indies 3-0 in a historic series in Karachi. But, despite a dominant performance in all three games, why was captain Sarfraz Ahmed forced to defend his team?
“You’d hear a few expletives if there was a misfield or a dropped catch”
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Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced that Kevin Pietersen’s claims of bullying being rife in the England team are true.
“It certainly won’t be as one-sided as the last time they met in England”
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Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that he believes the national team will win their five-Test series against India “either three-one or two-nil”.
“If he gets the opportunity to play again and represent England on the park it’ll be a good tussle again”
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Australia opening batsman David Warner has paid tribute to England batsman Jonathan Trott after he suffered a relapse of his stress-related illness while playing for Warwickshire.
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“Is he the greatest captain ever in Test match cricket? In my view he must be”
Former South Africa head coach Gary Kirsten has become the latest person to pay tribute to Graeme Smith, branding him as the “greatest captain ever”.
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“Obviously, we didn’t know what was going on with Jonathan Trott – and that certainly won’t be talked about in this Test match at all”
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that England batsman Jonathan Trott will not be the subject of any verbal taunts during the second Test in Adelaide.
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“I wish him all the best and I know our team wishes him all the best”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has announced that he hopes England batsman Jonathan Trott gets well soon after he pulled out of the ongoing Ashes series with a stress-related illness.
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“He can make a generic comment, but I think when you get personal like that, you cross the line on how players treat each other, and the respect they should have”
Legendary Australia captain Steve Waugh has announced that opening batsman David Warner’s comments about England batsman Jonathan Trott being “pretty poor and pretty weak” were “out of order”.
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“From my point of view, Andy looks after his side and I look after my side, that’s what you do in the game of cricket”
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has denied rumours of being interested in hosting a meeting with his English counterpart, Andy Flower, over determining the boundaries for sledging for the rest of the Ashes series.
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“I believe that the series can still be played in a good spirit – and let the best team win”
After having denounced Australia opening batsman David Warner for calling England batsman Jonathan Trott “pretty poor and pretty weak”, Andy Flower is hoping that both teams “know where to draw the line” when it comes to sledging.
