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“I do know I can hold my spot as an all-rounder”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that he does not deserve a place in the Test team solely as a batsman since his record is nowhere near as impressive as it should be.
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“As long as he’s bowling overs and he’s fit, we would love to have that extra bowler”
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has revealed that all-rounder Shane Watson is likely to replace either Alex Doolan or Shaun Marsh, if he is fully fit prior to the start of the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town on March 1.
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“It’s not that hard at all”
Australia vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has announced that there is no reason why the baggy greens cannot whitewash England 5-0 after already having regained the Ashes for the first time in five years.
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“We want to show our many thousands of fans in Melbourne and Sydney the same dominant, aggressive cricket we have been able to play at near full stadiums in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth”
After already having regained the Ashes for the first time in five years, Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that the next goal for his team is to whitewash England 5-0.
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Borthwick will be hoping to make his Test debut on Boxing Day
England have called up uncapped leg-spinner Scott Borthwick and off-spinner James Tredwell for the last two Ashes Tests in Melbourne and Sydney following Graeme Swann’s astonishing decision to retire from international cricket.
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“It’s the start of something pretty special”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has announced that he believes the national team “can get back to No.1” after having regained the Ashes for the first time in five years.
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“To be the one to get him, it does bring a lot of joy to myself personally”
Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle has admitted that he is ecstatic to be winning his battle against England batsman Kevin Pietersen in the ongoing Ashes series.
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Australia regained the Ashes after five long years
The five-year wait is finally over for Australia as they regained the Ashes in the most convincing fashion, thrashing arch-rivals England by 150 runs in the third Test in Perth.
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“The path ahead is a challenging one but Insha-Allah we will reach our desired goals across all formats of the game”
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced that wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim will continue captaining the national team until the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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Khan’s last Test match for India came in 2012
India left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan has regained his spot in the Test squad for the national team’s upcoming tour of South Africa, which gets underway on December 5.
