Gooch tells England batsmen to `treat sledging as compliment` during Ashes

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 12:50

England batting coach Graham Gooch has advice his batsmen to treat sledging as a compliment as they prepare to face more fire from Australia in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide from Thursday.

I`ll handle England myself, says Australia's Lyon

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 12:39

Australia`s Nathan Lyon is confident he has the tools to spin England out in the second test in Adelaide and will not need much help from team mates rolling over a few part-time overs.

Flower to consider discussing `sledging ground rules` with Lehmann

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 14:39

England team director Andy Flower has said that he will consider meeting with his Australian counterpart Darren Lehmann in a bid to set some sledging ground rules ahead of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.

Australia is a country with no culture: Gower

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 23:16

Stoking the fires ahead of the Ashes series, former England captain David Gower has said Australia is a country with "no culture" and that its cricketers have a "certain animal mentality".

Amla finds Oz sledging tactics ‘amusing’

Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 15:14

South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has said he finds Australian bowlers’ ruthless sledging tactics amusing, and added that it doesn’t affect him a bit.

Sledging at times is done in good humour: Tendulkar

Last Updated: Monday, November 5, 2012, 21:34

He has faced the most furious fast bowlers in the world but according to Sachin Tendulkar sledging by speedsters is something that needs to be taken in "good humour."