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Neser aspires to match Siddle's example
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Thursday, 20 February 2020 20:59
When Peter Siddle retired from international cricket in the midst of last year's Boxing Day Test at the MCG, Michael Neser was doing what he has been for most of the past two years - warming up with the Australian Test squad, training with them, bowling to them and living every moment with them.Everything, that is, except actually playing alongside…
New Zealand opt to bowl; Ashwin, Pant make the cut
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Thursday, 20 February 2020 14:15
New Zealand opt to bowl v IndiaOn a drizzly, windy Wellington morning, New Zealand got off to a good start to the two-Test series by winning the toss and asking India to bat first. They were missing their enforcer Neil Wagner away on paternity leave, who was replaced by the tall right-arm fast bowler Kyle Jamieson. Having named their XII…
Australia braced for Bullring test as Smith, Warner make South Africa return
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Thursday, 20 February 2020 08:06
Big pictureThe last time these two teams met in this setting, things got a little rough. Even before Newlands, sandpaper and the inquisition that followed, there had been boorish behaviour on the field, boorish behaviour off it, a skirmish in a stairwell and Faf du Plessis intervening dressed only in a towel. In fact, that last one was family-friendly by…
'If something ignites...' Quinton de Kock, David Warner ready for on-field reunion
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Thursday, 20 February 2020 07:26
The short, sharp nature of the upcoming white-ball series between South Africa and Australia may rob the teams of the time required to recreate the drama of 2018, according to one of its chief protagonists, David Warner.A little less than two years ago, when Australia toured South Africa for a four-Test series, Warner was involved in tense on- and off-field…
Fantasy Picks: Smriti Mandhana, Beth Mooney must-haves in your XI
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Thursday, 20 February 2020 08:30
February 21: Australia v India, in Sydney ShowgroundOur XI: Smriti Mandhana, Alyssa Healy, Shafali Verma, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Megan Schutt, Jess Jonassen, Poonam YadavCaptain: Beth MooneyThe left-handed batter strikes at 123 in the format. She has also been in outstanding form, in similar conditions as well, scoring three fifties in her last five…
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