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Cowan will not give up his beloved opening spot without a fight
Australia opening batsman Ed Cowan is currently facing one of the toughest periods in his life, whereby his opening spot is now in danger of being taken over and his place in the Test side is in doubt as well due to his failures with the bat.
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Ponting once again confirmed he was retired and will not answer Australia’s cries for help during the Ashes
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting gave hope to millions of Australian fans for a few hours after saying that he would answer Australia’s Ashes cries by coming out of retirement and playing for them in this year’s back-to-back Ashes series.
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Watson averages 43.06 as an opener
Former Australia opening batsman Mark Taylor has called on Cricket Australia to restore all-rounder Shane Watson to his usual opening spot ahead of the Ashes against England next month.
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Cowan is more focused on his own batting rather than what his critics have to say
Australia opening batsman Ed Cowan has launched a scathing attack against former captain Ian Chappell over his comments regarding whether Cowan really is Test material.
Warner knows that he and Cowan cannot afford another failure
Australia opening batsman David Warner has urged the national selectors to continue having faith in him and Ed Cowan as the country’s Test openers, despite both batsmen having repeatedly failed to make substantial runs against India.
Jones believes the result would have been a lot different if Australia had Ponting and Hussey
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones believes the retirement of veteran batting duo Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey has really hurt the national team after they were subjected to a humiliating 4-0 whitewash at the hands of India.
Clarke has grown increasingly frustrated with the constant failures of his batsmen
Coming off an embarrassing 4-0 whitewashing at the hands of India, Australia captain Michael Clarke lashed out at his batsmen for not being able to capitalise on the good starts they made.
Cowan is confident Australia can bounce back and end the series as a 2-2 draw
Despite being 2-0 down in the ongoing four-Test series against India, Australia opening batsman Ed Cowan believes his side still have the chance of salvaging a draw and retaining some of their dignity.
Watson failed to regain his coveted opening spot
Australia batsman Shane Watson, who for the past few months has been adamant about becoming an opener once again, has finally dropped his bid to do so and announced that he is open to settling for a middle order position.
Cowan is enjoying his role as an opening batsman
After Australia all-rounder Shane Watson announced that he would be giving up bowling in order to prolong his international career, he also started gunning for Ed Cowan’s opening spot on the Test roster, but Cowan has refused to back down and instead stated that there is no doubt in his mind that he deserves to open for the national team.
