Ryan Harris opts out of Big Bash – Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – December 10, 2012
Australian fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and England next year.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, and are currently preparing to take on Sri Lanka.
With the recovery period taking longer than expected, Harris has decided not to rush back to cricket, forfeiting his duties with Big Bash outfit Brisbane Heat. "It's disappointing because I am pretty close but to push now might not turn out to be the best thing for longer term," Harris said.
England’s batting coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Alan-Gooch-c60530, has asserted the importance of his side’s most recent victory against India, but further stated his team’s desire to win the final Test at Nagpur.
England defeated the hosts by a convincing seven-wicket margin at Kolkata to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series. If they managed to hold off the Men in Blue in the final clash, they will be able to claim their first series’ win on Indian soil since 1984, a feat Gooch wants the current team to achieve.
"It was a monumental achievement," Gooch said. "But I don't think for one minute that the guys think the job is done. We're 2-1 up with one to play. We want a positive result in Nagpur. "
Former Indian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028.
His comments came in the wake of the team’s back-to-back Test defeats at the hands of the touring http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, which has further raised doubts over Dhoni’s overall ability to contribute to the team’s cause in terms of his batting. The skipper has scored just 92 runs in five innings so far.
"I fear we may lose him as a player if we continue like this. He is a match-winner for India and he has done wonders for the team," said Ganguly.
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