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Pattinson does have the tendency to succumb to injuries on a regular basis
It seems as if there is a curse on Australia’s pace bowlers as every time a big series comes around, one of them sustains a serious injury, and the tradition continued during the ongoing Ashes series as 23-year-old James Pattinson was ruled out for the remainder of the historic series with a stress fracture of the lower back.
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Watson’s choice to review his lbw decision caused Warner to explode
Having gotten himself into enough trouble already, Australia opening batsman David Warner distanced himself from his brother’s derogatory tweets about all-rounder Shane Watson on Twitter, stating that “I do not endorse his comments”.
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Border believes Warner has the capability of helping Australia win the Ashes
Legendary Australia captain Allan Border has “strongly” criticised Cricket Australia’s decision to ship opening batsman David Warner off to South Africa with the Australia A team during a crucial Ashes series, in which England currently have a 2-0 lead.
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Warner’s Ashes campaign has suffered yet another setback
First it was a suspension and fine of A$11,500 and now Australia opening batsman David Warner has suffered yet another slap in the face due to his bar brawl antics, which saw him punch England’s Joe Root at the Walkabout bar in Birmingham during the Champions Trophy.
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Ahmed’s chances of representing Australia have drastically increased
Pakistani-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed’s “long journey” to becoming an Australian citizen has finally come to an end after the former federal immigration minister Brendan O’Connor informed him of the good news.
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Lehmann’s first assignment will be the crucial Ashes series
Cricket Australia have announced that they have decided to terminate Mickey Arthur as the national team’s head coach in favour of Darren Lehmann just days ahead of the pivotal Ashes series.
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Clarke’s back injury could be Smith’s ticket to restarting his Test career
Australia all-rounder Steven Smith has found himself playing with the big boys once again after being called up as Test captain Michael Clarke’s reserve as he continues to nurse his chronic back problems.
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Smith and Finch may join Marsh in Australia A’s tour
Australia batsman Shaun Marsh has announced that he will no longer be representing the Jamaica Tallawahs in the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) as he has fully committed himself to Australia A’s tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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Khawaja is edging ever closer to representing Australia
While his recent scores of 51, eight, a duck, 29 not out and six for Australia A may not look like a man in form, Usman Khawaja is getting closer and closer to his dream of representing Australia once again after spending more than 18 months on the sidelines.
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Maxwell will have to bring his A-game if Surrey are to taste success
England domestic side Surrey have added Australia big-hitting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to their roster in order to boost their chances of triumphing in this year’s Friend’s Life Twenty20 tournament.
