London: Cricket Australia had asked its players before start of the Ashes series not to indulge in sledging, but fast bowler Peter Siddle denied receiving any message from the board. Australian players, who are famous for their verbal taunts as their
Johannesburg: Kings XI Punjab pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth denied reports of sledging Matthew Hayden and said that he considers former Australian opener as a cricket genius. In the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab
New Delhi: India's new coach Gary Kirsten said Wednesday he was impressed with the team's aggressive attitude despite controversies on their ongoing tour of Australia.
Australian bowler Stuart MacGill was fined for an outburst during a recent match in Pakistan. Cricket Australia said MacGill, a leg-spinner who has long lived in the shadow of retired Test great and fellow leg-spinner Shane Warne, breached its code of behaviour during Australia A's unofficial Test match against Pakistan in Faisalabad.
London: Even as purists call for an end to sledging in the wake of the 'Jellygate incident', former Aussie allrounder Andy Bichel begs to differ saying that the on-field spat is actually healthy for the game.
Nottingham:England coach Peter Moores has revealed he is considering asking for the volume on stump microphones to be turned down so his side's 'sledging' of India batsmen is no longer heard by television viewers.
More imagesBridgetown (Barbados):He's a trained lawyer, so Kumar Sangakkara should know when it's good to talk.
Sydney:New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris has told his teammates to stop complaining about the ''arrogant'' behaviour of the Australians and instead try and emulate the World Champions' ''confrontational attitude'' for greater success.
Sydney:Australia captain Ricky Ponting has defended his team following New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent's description of them behaving like ''a pack of dogs''.
Dubai:Dismayed at the widespread sledging that plagues modern day cricket, former Australia stumper Rodney Marsh urged all stakeholders in the game to get together and clean up their act.
