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Tait blames Warne and Hayden’s early retirement for Australia’s struggles
Former Australia pace bowler Shaun Tait believes that Australia are experiencing a rough transition period right now due to the fact that senior players like Shane Warne and Matthew Hayden retired too early.
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Arthur would be over the moon if Hussey decided to come out of retirement
Australia coach Mickey Arthur has announced that the national team and selectors would welcome retired batsman Michael Hussey back into the squad with open arms if he decided to come out of retirement and help bolster the team’s rather lacklustre batting order for the back-to-back Ashes series this year.
Vaughan hopes all county players remain clean after witnessing the consequences of drug abuse
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has announced that all county players should have learnt some serious lessons from the tragic death of Surrey batsman Tom Maynard.
Mathews and Chandimal want Sri Lanka to top the rankings across all three formats in the near future
Sri Lanka ODI and Test captain Angelo Mathews has vowed to curtail the national team’s slide in the rankings and restore some pride and honour into the players and fans.
Hodge’s next assignment will be the IPL
Australia veteran batsman Brad Hodge, who had a grand plan of making an international comeback during this year’s back-to-back Ashes series, was left bitterly disappointed after Victoria decided not to select him for the last few games of the Sheffield Shield season, which he was planning to use as a launchpad for his dazzling return to Test cricket after an absence of nearly five years.
Azharuddin believes he can turn India’s fortunes around if he is given the chance to coach the national side
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has revealed that he would like to have the opportunity of coaching the national team someday, but only if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) offer him the chance to do so.
Maxwell has already established himself as a highly useful all-rounder
Former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble believes Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell will become the country’s next international superstar and will also be the face of the team if he continues doing what he has done so far in his relatively young international career.
Ford was extremely frustrated with Sri Lanka’s lacklustre performance throughout the series
Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has admitted that the national team’s inconsistency across all three formats continues to be the main reason behind their downfall over the past couple of years.
India’s overconfidence after winning the first Test led to their downfall
Former cricketers have slammed the national team for their poor performance against England during the four-Test series, stating that the Indians should have taken command and kept the visitors under pressure after winning the first Test in Ahmedabad by nine wickets.
Jayawardene is highly likely to be replaced by Matthews
Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has announced that he will be resigning as the captain of the Twenty20 squad after his team lost in the finals of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 to the West Indies.
