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Hathurusinghe: Forget WTC, winning Tests for your country is motivation enough
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Tuesday, 13 June 2023 08:18
Even if the one-off Test is not part of the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle and even if Bangladesh and Afghanistan haven't played Test cricket in a long time, representing your country and winning Tests remains the primary "motivation" and "ambition," according to the head coaches of the two teams, Chandika Hathurusinghe and Jonathan Trott. The two sides square…
Moeen views Ashes return as a 'free hit' after short-notice recall
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Tuesday, 13 June 2023 07:58
Moeen Ali is viewing his return to Test cricket as "a free hit" and revealed he might not have come out of retirement for the Ashes had Ben Stokes not been the England captain positing the question.Speaking at Edgbaston, ahead of Friday's first Test against Australia, Moeen was phlegmatic, even self-deprecating about his merits as Jack Leach's replacement. Leach's stress…
Russell, Narine, Roy and Ferguson join Knight Riders in Los Angeles for MLC
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Tuesday, 13 June 2023 07:40
The LAKR squad also has Unmukt Chand, USA's Jaskaran Malhotra and Ali Khan. Malhotra is one of four men to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket, and the trio - alongside others - was picked up by the franchise at a draft in March.Russell and Narine continue their long-standing relationship with Knight Riders. Apart from KKR and…
India to begin next WTC cycle with two-match series in Caribbean
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Monday, 12 June 2023 09:31
India will begin their 2023-2025 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with a two-match series in the Caribbean on July 12. Dominica will host the first Test, which will be India's first at the venue in over a decade. The Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad will stage the second - and final - Test from July 20.The Test series will be…
McDonald: Moeen replacing Leach presents 'a challenge' for England
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Monday, 12 June 2023 09:28
Moeen Ali's return to Test cricket as a late-notice injury replacement for Jack Leach will present England and Ben Stokes with "a challenge" in the Ashes, according to Australia's coach Andrew McDonald.Leach's lower-back stress fracture, diagnosed last Sunday, prompted England to ask Moeen if he would consider reversing his retirement from Test cricket. He agreed, and will link up with…
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