🗣 "I STAND BY THE DECISIONS WE MADE"
Ben Stokes had no regrets over choosing to bat first or England's decision to leave out Stuart Broad after West Indies won the first Test by four wickets.
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🗣 "WORK HARD AND THE RESULTS COME"
Jason Holder saluted Shannon Gabriel and Jermaine Blackwood after they "led the charge" in a magnificent four-wicket win for West Indies over England in the first Test. #ENGvWIN
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😤WHAT ABOUT US?!😤
WACA chief executive Christian Matthews and chairman Terry Waldron have vented their frustrations after Cricket Australia decided against using Perth as a venue for a planned Test series against India. #AUSvIND
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🌱TIME FOR RENEWAL🌱
Jason Gillespie remains hopeful the ICC T20 World Cup will go ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic, while he sees a route for domestic cricket to not only survive but thrive in unprecedented circumstances...
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🗣"ARCHER LIVES AND BREATHES CRICKET"
Jason Gillespie believes criticism of England fast bowler Jofra Archer might well be rooted in lazy stereotyping.
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🗣 SPIN TO WIN!
Adam Zampa still harbours aspirations of pulling on the baggy green for Australia's Test team, a dream he believes would be helped by more spinner-friendly wickets in domestic cricket...
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🔐BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IS BEST CASE 🔐
"World medical experts predict that this pandemic will last anything up to 18 months. The consequences for world cricket would be very serious unless cricket allows matches to be played to empty stadiums."
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🗣 "I’ve been selected but I want to succeed..."
Jason Roy found his axing from the England team during last year's Ashes series "heartbreaking" but he remains determined to earn another crack at Test level.
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🗣I'M STILL IN THE TOP 6 IN 🇦🇺
Usman Khawaja was absent from the list of players to be handed national contracts by CA this week, however, averaging over 40 in Tests. he still believes he is one of the best six batsmen in the country...
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M Marsh ✅ S Marsh ❌ Khawaja ❔
Australia national selector Trevor Hohns feels Shaun Marsh's international career is probably over, while he labelled Usman Khawaja "unlucky" and that Mitch Marsh proves that there's always a chance...
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🗣"Our livelihood is dependent on the game of cricket being healthy."
Tim Paine says Australia's players will not be greedy if they are asked to take a pay cut as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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🔎WE'LL EXPLORE ALL OPTIONS🔍
"Along with @BCCI, we want to stage a series that inspires the cricket world, whether or not there are people sitting in the stands."
CA are considering all options to ensure the series against India goes ahead.
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🗣"WE'RE PARTNERS IN THE GAME"
Josh Hazlewood admitted he was surprised by the dire financial situation Cricket Australia reportedly finds itself in, but said players were ready to play their part...
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🗣"I'M READY TO RETURN NOW"
English all-rounder Moeen Ali has not played a Test since #Ashes last year, having taken a break from the longest format after being dropped following the 1st Test of the drawn series and losing his central contract
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🗣"KOHLI MIGHT TRY AND REV UP THE SEATS"
Nathan Lyon: "I was actually talking to Mitch Starc the other day and we actually said if we are playing with no crowd it would be quite amazing to see Virat try and rev up the seats."
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🗣"THERE'S MERIT IN CLOSED DOOR CRICKET"
Australia coach Justin Langer is open to the idea of playing games behind closed doors once cricket can resume after the coronavirus pandemic.
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🍲LUNCH TIME DEBATE: SHOULD STEVE SMITH CAPTAIN AUSTRALIA AGAIN?
🗣STEVE SMITH: "My record probably is better when I'm captain than when I'm not. That sort of pressure doesn't really bother me..."
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"We've had everything thrown at us. It was tough, definitely, especially after we lost that first game. There was a lot of expectation on us, inside and out."
Meg Lanning praised her team for emphatically winning the @T20WorldCup on home soil.
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🗣"SMALL THINGS, SMALL MARGINS"
Virat Kohli lamented India's batting after their Test series loss to New Zealand, while paying tribute to the Black Caps.
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🍲LUNCH TIME DEBATE: "Win the Toss and Dominate at Home..."
After New Zealand's 10-wicket win over India, is it time for the away side in Tests to elect whether to bat or bowl first in an attempt to make Test cricket more competitive? #NZvIND
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