“Looking at the surface, it has looked like a decent bat-first wicket”
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In preparation for the first Test between England and India, Nottingham curator Steve Birks has announced that the pitch at Trent Bridge currently has eight to nine millimetres of grass on it in order to ensure teams aren’t “bowled out for 180”.
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“It’s not about having the best bowling attack”
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has defended his team’s bowling attack after South Africa skipper AB de Villiers stated that “there is no doubt that India are certainly not the best bowling attack in the world”.
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“At home we cannot afford to be called the underdogs”
South Africa captain AB de Villiers has admitted that it “is a bit unusual” for the Proteas to be under pressure on home soil.
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“Sachin, Sachin will reverberate in my ears till I stop breathing”
The end of a 24-year legacy has dawned upon the cricketing world as Sachin Tendulkar received a fitting farewell in his 200th and final Test match in his hometown of Mumbai as India decimated the West Indies by an innings and 126 runs.
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“It’s important to have a good start, get used to the conditions and adapt as quickly as possible and attack them in areas where they are not strong”
South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has announced that “it’s important to have a good start” in the upcoming limited overs series against Pakistan after the two-Test series ended as a 1-1 draw.
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“I have one year left on my contract and I would have thought that would be it after that”
Former England all-rounder and current Durham captain Paul Collingwood has hinted that he may retire from all forms of cricket when his contract with the county expires at the end of next season.
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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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“I had to keep a lid on what I was really thinking”
In his forthcoming autobiography, At The Close Of Play, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed that he was “seething” after “John Inverarity’s new selection committee never gave me the chance to retire from ODI cricket”.
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Gibson is looking for retribution against India
West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has admitted that his side’s tour of India in November and New Zealand in December will be “an immense challenge”.
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Nurse took four wickets to ensure the Tridents maintained their perfect record
The Barbados Tridents kept their Caribbean Premier League (CPL) record intact with two wins from two games thanks to an outstanding performance by off-spinner Ashley Nurse, who claimed four victims to lead the Tridents to a 12-run win over the Antigua Hawksbills.
