Shah Rukh's decision to sack me shocking: BuchananAugust 12th, 2009 BRISBANE - Former Kolkata Knight Riders' coach John Buchanan Wednesday said team owner Shah Rukh Khan's decision to sack him came as a "shock and a disappointment". The Australian was sacked by the Knight Riders after the team finished at the bottom in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) competition, losing 10 of 14 matches in South Africa.
Buchanan denies taking swipe at Indian cricketersJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Australian cricket coach, John Buchanan has strongly denied taking a swipe at Indian cricketers in his just released book 'The Future of Cricket: The Rise of Twenty20'. Buchanan said he bore no malice towards anybody and his comments in the book were taken out of context.
Buchanan says his comments on Indian stars taken out of contextJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Australia cricket coach, John Buchanan has accused the Indian media of taking his comments on former and current Indian cricketers out of context. He also said that he bore no malice towards anyone.
Buchanan denies split loyalties; will be backing PontingJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Ricky Ponting might be disappointed with John Buchanan's new job as an advisor in the English board, but the former Australian coach will be backing Ponting to win the Ashes. Buchanan said that Ponting can lead the team to a win in the series and atone for their loss in 2005.
Don't want to see John with an England jumper on, says PontingJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - With just five days left for the Ashes, Australian captain Ricky Ponting again made it clear that he is not happy with John Buchanan's decision to join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as an adviser. "I just hope I don't see him with an England jumper on.
Ponting uneasy about Buchanan's coaching stint in EnglandJune 30th, 2009 WORCESTER - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says that he is uncomfortable about former coach and mentor John Buchanan taking up a coaching stint with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). "I just hope I don't see him with an England jumper on.
'I'm no alcoholic, says SymondsJune 29th, 2009 BRISBANE - Sacked Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds has denied that he is an alcoholic, but admitted to being a binge drinker. In an interview on Nine Network's Sixty Minutes last night, Symonds said: "I am not an alcoholic, I have been diagnosed as a binge drinker.
Symonds fulfills his dream of playing rugby following CA contract exitJune 22nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Troubled all rounder Andrew Symonds, whose Cricket Australia contract was ripped for breaking team rules, has started playing for Wynnum-Manly rugby league club to fulfill a dream. Symonds, after withdrawal of his contract, is now free to play sports deemed too risky for his physical wellbeing when he was a CA contracted player.
Buchanan is out of Kolkata Knight RidersJune 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team director John Buchanan has become the first casualty of the side's dismal performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Knight Riders and Buchanan, who recently joined as consultant with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), parted ways amicably Thursday.
Symonds not too keen on Queensland contractJune 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - Queensland cricket might have found itself a little extra money to offer to Andrew Symonds for 2009-10 but it seems that the all-rounder is no mood to play serious cricket any more. The Australian reported that Queensland were initially keen to have Symonds back, but since they had already offered contracts to players for next summer, they had no money left to offer to the cricketer.
Symonds is driven by money: SlaterJune 11th, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian opener Michael Slater feels troubled all-rounder Andrew Symonds has lost his spark to play for the national team and is driven by big bucks. In fact, the former Ashes hero believes Symonds won't play again for Australia and will be looking at options overseas.
Teammates rally behind SymondsJune 7th, 2009 SYDNEY - Andrew Symonds was happy and cheerful when he returned from Indian Premier League (IPL), but found himself stifled by team regulations, his teammates feel. Symonds, who has a history of disciplinary breaches, was sent back home from World Twenty20 in England after missing an important team session and staying away from the team hotel.
Symonds says needs time to reflect about his cricket futureJune 6th, 2009 BRISBANE - Cricketer Andrew Symonds returned to Brisbane on Saturday and admitted he needed time to consider what he was going to do about his playing future. Symonds arrived at Brisbane Airport just before 7 a.m.
'I am not an Ashes traitor,' says BuchananJune 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Former coach John Buchanan has denied suggestions that he had sold out Australian cricket by meeting with English officials last week. London's Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday that Buchanan had met with the English hierarchy and members of their coaching panel to help plot their strategy for next month's Ashes series.
Buchanan helping England for AshesMay 31st, 2009 LONDON - John Buchanan, architect of Australia's 5-0 win in the 2006 Ashes, can switch loyalties this year. Buchanan, who recently lost his advisory contract with Cricket Australia (CA) was in England last week for meetings with England officials and members of the team coaching staff about their Ashes strategy and planning.
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