Sunday, November 15, 2009
“Collingwood… woke up with his back problem yesterday after leading his side to victory in the first 20-over match between the two sides on Friday. He had a late fitness test this morning which he failed” – It never rains but it pours, does it? Especially in South Africa…
“There’s a lot of hard work ahead of me to get back on the cricket field and when that’s going to be I can’t say at this stage. I did say I’d like to go to Bangladesh in the one-day squad but whether that’s unrealistic I’m not sure” – Andrew Flintoff after 10 weeks on crutches as part of the recovery programme for his injured knee.
“Mentally it has been a hard slog, but you never quite know where you are until you’ve had a break. I wouldn’t say it’s a blessing in disguise, because it would have obviously been good to play for Delhi. But it does refresh you a hell of a lot to be at home for three weeks with the family and just recharging the batteries” – Paul Collingwood is fit for the SA tour after a torn buttock muscle ruled him out of the Champions League Twenty20.
The news that Kevin Pietersen is out of the rest of the Ashes series is a terrible one for England. It is a savage blow” – Jonathan Agnew writing for Test Match Extra.
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