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“The foot won’t rule me out for [the] rest of summer”
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Starc has confirmed that he will delay having his ankle surgically repaired in order to represent his side in the two-match Test series against New Zealand in February and in the World Twenty20 in March.
Starc has a stress fracture in the third metatarsal of his right foot
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Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Starc will not bowl for the remainder of the ongoing third Test against New Zealand in Adelaide after he suffered a stress fracture in his right foot on the first day.
Khawaja is expected to return during the Boxing Day Test against the West Indies
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Australia batsman Usman Khawaja will miss the rest of the ongoing series against New Zealand and could also miss the first Test of the upcoming series against the West Indies after suffering a hamstring injury.
Taylor celebrates after scoring his double hundred
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New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor scored an unbeaten 235, while Kane Williamson made a spectacular 166 as the Blackcaps fought their way back into contention on the third day of the second Test in Perth.
Australia celebrate after beating New Zealand by 208 runs
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New Zealand were unable to save the first Test in Brisbane on the fifth and final day as Australia’s bowling attack proved to be too much for them to handle.
“It was a very brief phone conversation, probably less than five minutes”
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Ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that he was present at the time when former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns contacted current Blackcaps skipper Brendon McCullum about a “business proposition” in 2008.
Warner’s thumb is still broken
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Australia opener David Warner has revealed that his broken thumb is taking longer than expected to heal, but still believes that he will be fully fit when the Baggy Greens take on New Zealand next month.
“Corey hasn’t been able to recover as quickly as we hoped”
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New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson will miss the Blackcaps’ Test tour of Australia, which starts next month, after failing to sufficiently recover from a back injury.
McCullum will be a witness in the Cairns perjury trial
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will skip his side’s pink-ball preparations ahead of the Test tour of Australia, during which the first-ever day-night Test match will be played, since he will be a witness in the Chris Cairns perjury trial.
“It’s exciting to be one of the first teams to try (the pink ball) on the international stage”
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New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has conceded that he is thrilled to be taking part in the inaugural day-night Test in November.
