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Miguel Cummins to replace retired Taylor
ST JOHN’S (ANTIGUA): Uncapped fast bowler Miguel Cummins replaced Jerome Taylor in the upcoming Test series against India, the West Indies Cricket Board has (WICB)
ST JOHN’S (ANTIGUA): Uncapped fast bowler Miguel Cummins replaced Jerome Taylor in the upcoming Test series against India, the West Indies Cricket Board has (WICB) announced. The replacement came as Taylor announced his retirement from the longer format a couple of days back. The 25-year-old Cummins has played 41 first-class matches, with 116 wickets (average 22.56). He was a part of the Test squad in Australia earlier this year. Though he did not play any match in the series.
‘ANDERSON SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN ENGLAND SQUAD’
LONDON: England should have gambled on seamer James Anderson’s fitness and included him in the squad for the first test against Pakistan at Lord’s, paceman Stuart Broad has said. Anderson, England’s most successful test bowler with 454 wickets, was left out of England’s 12-man squad for the first match of the four-Test series beginning on Thursday.
SMITH BANKS ON MURALI’S ADVICE FOR SUCCESS IN SL
COLOMBO: Australian skipper Steve Smith banked on the advice of retired local spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan to help deliver a victory on Sri Lankan soil as his team looks to reverse recent setbacks in the subcontinent. Muralitharan, the highest wicket taker in Test cricket history, has got a temporary job coaching the Australian team during training in Colombo ahead of an upcoming Test series.
