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“The position we got to, we’d have liked to win the game and be part of the best Test match ever”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has revealed that he knew right from the get go that his match-saving innings of 134 in the first Test against India in Johannesburg would be much harder than his fabulous unbeaten knock of 110 against Australia in the second Test in Adelaide in November 2012.
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“It’s been very frustrating”
England pace bowler Steven Finn has announced that the entire team is “disappointed and gutted” after having lost the Ashes for the first time in five years.
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Lehmann guided Australia to their first Ashes victory in five years
A number of past and current cricketers have paid tribute to Australia head coach Darren Lehmann for helping the baggy greens retain the Ashes for the first time after five long years.
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“If you can bowl a ball at someone’s grille, I don’t care who you are you’re going to feel intimidated”
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has defended his aggressive approach, stating that fast bowling has always been about “intimidating” your opponent.
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“We need to put some pressure back on Australia”
England captain Alastair Cook has admitted that his side have “had two tough games” and “haven’t played well” during the first two Tests of the ongoing Ashes series.
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De Kock hammered a career-best 135
After a war of words between India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa skipper AB de Villiers, it was the Proteas who emerged triumphant in the first ODI in Johannesburg as they absolutely annihilated the Indians, beating them by a massive margin of 141 runs.
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“In the last few years I think I’ve developed it as a skill and it has helped me take the wickets that I have”
England pace bowler James Anderson has announced that he doesn’t have any plans to stop sledging after he was involved in a heated verbal conflict with Australia captain Michael Clarke towards the end of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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“We’ve spoken about it, and obviously I’ve said I’m absolutely willing to go to No 3”
England batsman Ian Bell has announced that “I’ll put my hand up” to come in at number three after the spot was vacated by Jonathan Trott when he returned home with a stress-related illness.
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“I feel confident in my own skill set to get the job done”
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has announced that the baggy greens do not need to bring in a second spinner for the rest of the Ashes series as he is “more than happy to take on the responsibility of being the No.1 spinner”.
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“There was a lot of other stuff going on and James Anderson was in the thick of it and a culprit for it all happening”
Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle has announced that England seamer James Anderson deserved being told that he was about to get a “broken f***ing arm” as he was constantly sledging Australian players throughout the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
