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Australia are 2-0 up in the series
Cricket Australia have announced that they have selected the same 12-man squad for the third Ashes Test in Perth.
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I’m the only spinner Australia need, says Nathan Lyon
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“I feel confident in my own skill set to get the job done”
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has announced that the baggy greens do not need to bring in a second spinner for the rest of the Ashes series as he is “more than happy to take on the responsibility of being the No.1 spinner”.
‘We need to get our plans and skills right going to Adelaide’, says Stuart Broad
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“We had a blip last week, but I can’t see this group of players allowing that to happen throughout the tour”
England pace bowler Stuart Broad has announced that the national team have the ability to bounce back and level the series during the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, despite the loss of batsman Jonathan Trott to a stress-related illness.
‘It’s heartbreaking to lose Trotty’, says Stuart Broad
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“The most important thing for him at the moment is that he knows he’s got the support of the changing room”
England pace bowler Stuart Broad has announced that “it’s heartbreaking” to have lost batsman Jonathan Trott for the remainder of the Ashes series due to a stress-related illness and added that “he’s got the support of the changing room”.
Lyon refuses to criticise Swann’s performance in first Ashes Test
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“Graeme Swann is a very talented bowler and he’s someone who I’ve watched”
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has refused to criticise England spinner Graeme Swann over his poor performance in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
‘I couldn’t have asked for a better start’, says Mitchell Johnson
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“There’s a long way to go and we know that England are going to come back hard”
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has admitted that he “couldn’t have asked for a better start” in the Ashes after taking nine wickets in the first Test in Brisbane.
‘I like bowling the short ball and I think it worked very well’, says Mitchell Johnson
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“It’s a start, but we need to celebrate tonight because it has been a while”
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has announced that he will continue targeting England’s batsmen with short-pitched deliveries throughout the Ashes series after “it worked very well” in the first Test in Brisbane, which the baggy greens won by 381 runs.