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“I’m one of the batsmen who hasn’t got a hundred, so (I’m) under a little bit of pressure”
Despite already having won the Ashes for the first time in five years, Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers feels that his series will not be fully complete unless he makes some big scores in the last two Test matches.
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Philander’s three wickets earned him the Man of the Match award
South Africa were able to prevent Pakistan from whitewashing them 3-0 after emerging victorious by four wickets in the third and final ODI in Centurion.
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“Now we are playing a team where we are evenly matched”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has admitted that the 2-0 whitewashing his team suffered at the hands of India proved to be a real eye-opener and was also just the type of wake-up call they needed.
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“I’ve been going with 5-0 all along”
Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that Australia better start preparing for the inevitable 5-0 whitewashing they will receive at the hands of England in the upcoming Ashes series, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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McDermott is extremely worried about Australia’s lack of swing
Former Australia pace bowler Craig McDermott, who was recently re-appointed as the national team’s bowling coach for Test matches, has admitted that the lack of swing Australia’s pace bowlers are getting in India “is a real concern” ahead of their Ashes series at home next month.
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Manzoor scored his maiden Test century
Pakistan opening batsman Khurram Manzoor scored his maiden Test century as his side went on to dominate South Africa throughout the entire second day of the first Test in Abu Dhabi.
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“We wondered if he’d lost a little of his sense of team”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that he had a lot of doubts about his successor Michael Clarke as he seemed to be living “in a different world to the rest of us” at times.
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“There’s nothing like revenge in cricket, but we will give them a strong reply”
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has denied wanting revenge in the upcoming Test series against South Africa in the United Arab Emirates after the national team suffered a 3-0 whitewashing at the hands of the Proteas in February.
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Khan and Singh worked on improving their fitness in France
Veteran India pace bowler Zaheer Khan has admitted that he feels ashamed about his fitness levels over the last year as it has cost him his spot in the national team.
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“We wanted to develop enough intelligence on all the England players”
Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that the he and Test captain Michael Clarke had decided to “push England really hard” when playing the Ashes in their backyard, but “wanted to win” when the second leg of the series was played in Australia.
