Here's hoping for a Test spot

Oct 22 4:27 pm

I can only ever really focus on the cricket that's in front of me and for now that's just Twenty20 and one-day cricket.I'm happy with the way I've been playing. The ball's been coming out very well in England, at the Champions Trophy in South Africa and... Read more...

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Ricky returns and retires

Tue, September 8, 2009, 4:17 pm EST

The whole squad has been really enjoying their cricket and that's probably partially a reason for our early success.Everyone was up for the match at Lord's – it's such a special place to play cricket – and I think it showed in how we played... Read more...

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Daunting series means alot

Fri, September 4, 2009, 3:16 pm EST

It was disappointing to have the two Twenty20 internationals washed out.Our start with the ball in the first match, however, was very encouraging. Our brief outing at Old Trafford was the first step in moving on from the Ashes.With seven one-dayers now... Read more...

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Ponting unfairly taking criticism

Fri, August 28, 2009, 12:30 pm EST

The whole team was shocked and disappointed - to say the least - with the way things panned out in the fifth Test at The Oval.These hard to take defeats do come sometimes in sport, and we have to accept our defeat graciously and get on with it.Ricky... Read more...

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One sleepless night to go

Thu, August 20, 2009, 10:45 am EST

My best chance to play the fifth Test was to make sure the selectors knew I was bowling fast and that I had recovered from my injury against the England Lions.I thought I put my best foot forward and managed to do that, now it's just a case of wait and... Read more...

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England to throw the kitchen sink

Fri, August 14, 2009, 12:20 pm EST

What will happen, will happen, so all I'm focussing on right now is to give myself the best opportunity to play by performing well in the practice match against the English Lions on Saturday and Sunday.I'm looking forward to finally getting out and... Read more...

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Copping it from the crowds

Wed, August 5, 2009, 2:00 pm EST

The tight series so far seems to have gripped the English public as much as it did in 2005.As the series progresses we’ve copped a bit of flak over here from the crowds but it's all been quite tongue-in-cheek. The Barmy Army has even been quite... Read more...

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Australia responds to pressure

Wed, July 29, 2009, 4:45 pm EST

Edgbaston is looming as a massive test. We could either level the series or if we don’t play as well as we are used to we could find ourselves two-nil down.The good thing is, when the Australian team has a challenge like this put in front of them... Read more...

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What a difference a week makes

Wed, July 22, 2009, 10:27 pm EST

Last week in Cardiff, we were one wicket away from being one-nil up in an Ashes series. Now we are one-nil down.Our focus now is switching to levelling the contest at Edgbaston.For us, Michael Clarke's second innings century was a really top class... Read more...

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Series momentum with us

Wed, July 15, 2009, 8:52 pm EST

As a team there was some disappointment we couldn't quite get over the line in the first Test in Cardiff. The guys had worked very hard for the whole match but couldn't grab that 20th wicket.The last hour-and-half was a real highlight of the test and... Read more...

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