James Anderson has the ball tossed to him as he prepares to bowl to Australia during the fourth day of their Ashes cricket test match in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (AP Photo)Australia’s cricketers have sometimes “tried too hard to be aggressive” as they sought to live up a traditional stereotype of what is expected from them, England’s James Anderson said on Sunday. Australia carried out an investigation into the incident, which was closed last month after they could not find “any new additional evidence”. Anderson said new Australia captain Tim Paine was “a genuinely nice guy” and was also complimentary about other team members. “Mitchell Starc is not naturally aggressive despite being a fast bowler and even Steve Smith is a really good bloke — there is no real malice with anything he does — so it was really out of character,” said Anderson.

Source: Indian Express October 14, 2018 13:52 UTC