Posts tagged as: Australia

Sudden retirement was a planned move, says Michael Hussey

Michael Hussey’s decision to take retirement from international cricket came as a surprise move for many, but the classy left-handed batsman has described that he was planning to take sudden retirement for a long time. After playing 79 Tests and 185 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the Western Australian batsman decided to hang his boots. He […]

James Pattinson realises his mistake

James Pattinson realises his mistake Australia’s pacer James Pattinson has conceded that he let the team down because of his behaviour by not responding to the coach Mickey Arthur’s questions regarding performance during the ongoing Test series in India. “We had a training session yesterday and we apologised to the team about it,” Pattinson said […]

Darren Lehmann expects Usman Khawaja to regain place in national setup

Young Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has been axed from the national squad for the third Test against India for not complying team orders. He and a few other players such as Shane Watson and James Pattinson were asked to prepare a special presentation by coach Mickey Arthur, but none of these players did so. As […]

Selectors should keep faith in players, says Justin Langer

Former Australian batsman Justin Langer wants national selectors to keep their faith in the players despite an awful show in the opening two Test matches against India. The former opening batsman is totally against a ‘chopping and changing’ policy, and asked the selectors to retain Phil Hughes in the playing line-up. "I would be so […]

Virender Sehwag should have been a part of Mohali Test, says Sunil Gavaskar

Despite Virender Sehwag’s awful performance in the opening two Test matches against Australia, many former players are showing support to the opening batsman. Former opener Sunil Gavaskar feels that the blistering al-rounder should have played the third Test at Mohali, where the track would be flat. Sehwag has been dropped from the side for the […]

Cheteshwar Pujara, Murali Vijay are players to learn from, Mickey Arthur tells Australian batsmen

Following a disappointing performance in the first two matches, the Australian camp is hunting for some success formula. The batting has been Australia’s biggest pain so far on the tour and when it comes to tell the batsmen how to play, coach Mickey Arthur has termed Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay as the players to […]

Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey’s absence hurting Australia badly, says Dean Jones

Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey’s absence hurting Australia badly, says Dean Jones Former cricketer, Dean Jones has lashed out at his national side for an awful performance in the ongoing Test series against India. The Aussies are currently 2-0 down in the four-match series, and Jones believes the absence of Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey […]

Nathan Lyon’s axing a massive blunder by Michael Clarke, says Rahul Dravid

Nathan Lyon’s axing a massive blunder by Michael Clarke, says Rahul Dravid Former Indian captain and legendary batsman Rahul Dravid is following the ongoing India-Australia Test clash very closely. Talking about the visiting side’s terrible bowling show in the second encounter at Hyderabad, Dravid says that Michael Clarke made a massive blunder by axing skipper […]

Greg Chappell expects Michael Clarke to join 13000-run club

Australia’s legendary cricketer Greg Chappell has lavished special praise on Michael Clarke, and sees no reason why the present skipper cannot join the 13000-run club. Clarke recently took over from Ricky Ponting, who left international cricket after scoring more than 13000 runs. Chappell believes the responsibility of leading the side is getting the best out […]

No change likely in Indian team for second Test against Australia

India gave no chance to Australia, and won the first Test comprehensively by eight wickets. The Men in Blue were tip-toe after facing recent losses at home. After England crushed the Indian side in the Test series, the Green Shirts did the same thing. After suffering an unlucky defeat at the hands of Pakistan in […]

Best is required to beat India, admits Shane Watson

Veteran all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that he along with captain Michael Clarke will have to take the big responsibility in the absence of Michael Hussey and former skipper Ricky Ponting. Without any doubt, the spinners are India’s main strength. And Watson is not reluctant to admit that his side needs to be at its […]

Shikhar Dhawan determined not to waste any opportunity

Since his first class debut in 2004, Shikhar Dhawan has not been able to get consistency, and this has given him plenty of trouble. The youngster has again got an opportunity, as he becomes a member of the Indian Test squad for Australia challenge. But he is not ready to let things slip out of […]

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