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Jayawardene will be returning to Sri Lanka right away
Sri Lanka veteran batsman Mahela Jayawardene has been ruled out for the limited overs leg of the national team’s ongoing tour of Bangladesh after sustaining a hand injury.
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Broad and Anderson turned the tables on Australia
England’s pace duo of Stuart Broad and James Anderson led the tourist’s counterattack on the second day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne after being dominated by Australia on the first day.
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“I just think Alastair Cook needs to take some charge and now’s as good a time as any.”
With England already having lost the Ashes for the first time in five years, former Australia spin king Shane Warne believes “now is a great opportunity for Alastair Cook to stand up and take charge”.
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Abbott took nine wickets on his Test debut
South Africa pace bowler Kyle Abbott has been called up for the second Test against India in Durban as a replacement for fellow seamer Morne Morkel, who is highly likely to miss the match after sustaining a grade one ankle ligament injury.
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“He won’t be bowling further in this match”
South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has announced that it was “very painful” to watch his compatriot, Morne Morkel, be helped off the pitch after sustaining an ankle injury.
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“Scans revealed no evidence of a fracture”
England pace bowler Stuart Broad will be thanking his lucky stars after scans revealed no fracture in his right foot after he was struck there by Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson during the third day of the third Test in Perth.
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“There is a lot of talent in the batting line-up and we know we have the skills to do it”
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has admitted that the national team have to “put on a big score” if they are to have any chance of staying alive in the second Test in Adelaide.
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Johnson’s four-wicket haul sparked Australia’s counter-attack
Australia’s bowlers launched an awe-inspiring counter-attack against England on the second day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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Tanvir pleaded guilty to the charge
Pakistan pace bowler Sohail Tanvir has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct during the second Twenty20 International against South Africa yesterday.
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South Africa whitewashed Pakistan 2-0 in their last Twenty20 series
South Africa have retained the same Twenty20 squad for their upcoming two-match home series against Pakistan, which gets underway on November 20.
