Melbourne Spin legend Shane Warne has asked Australia to shrug off their friendly approach and pump up the heat against England by sledging and getting "nasty" if they want to avoid another Ashes loss.
Warne feels Australian pacers have lost the edge in the third Test against England and they should step up the aggression and bombard the hosts with verbal volleys.
"I think the Australians are lacking aggression, a bit of in your face, a snarl, some nasty stuff," Warne was quoted as saying in Daily Telegraph.
Christchurch His ambition to captain New Zealand in future was the reason why Brendon McCullum agreed to forego the Indian Premier League's financial windfall next year and sign the central contract despite not getting any compensation for it.
McCullum said he didn't want signing for the IPL to be counted against him when the selectors sit down to pick incumbent Daniel Vettori's successor.
"I would have hoped it wouldn't count against me (being captain in the future if I hadn't signed) based on the fact you have a right to sign or not to sign a contract.
Colombo: Fissures in Pakistan cricket team is wide open once again, as captain Younis Khan has said that vice-captain Misbah-ul-Haq should not remain in the squad.
In an interview with a private television channel, Khan said although he is not authorized for selection procedures, Haq should be axed from the team for his continuous failure.
“The vice captain should not remain in the team but it is hard to drop him,” The Daily Times quoted Khan, as saying.
Dambulla: Chamara Kapugedera hit an unbeaten 67 as Sri Lanka overcame early shocks to defeat Pakistan by six wickets in the second one-day international here on Saturday.
Thilan Thushara and Muttiah Muralitharan shared five wickets as Sri Lanka bowled out Pakistan for 168 runs and then surpassed the modest target in the 44th over at the Rangiri International Stadium.
Sri Lanka were given a scare when they were reduced to 44-3 in the 11th over after losing captain Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya in the space of three deliveries.
New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan has denied media reports that Sourav Ganguly has been made captain of Kolkata Knight Riders. He said that any decision on captain and coach will be taken only August 4.
"Nothing has been decided on the coach and the captain of the team. We are meeting on August 4," said Shah Rukh Khan.
"This is the first time post IPL we are going to meet. It is on August 4 when we are going to decide on the coach and the captain of the team, nothing has been decided yet," the actor clarified.
