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Short shrift: Selectors dump Husseys from Twenty20s
Andrew Wu For the first time in more than five years Australia's Twenty20 team will take to the field on Saturday without a member of the Hussey family.
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Watson set for rest as selectors play it safe
Andrew Wu SHANE WATSON is set to miss this week's Sheffield Shield match for NSW as Cricket Australia takes a conservative approach to the comeback of the Test vice-captain.
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Henriques' effort goes unrewarded by selectors failing to show up
Andrew Wu MOISES HENRIQUES deemed NSW's Sheffield Shield match important enough to warrant catching an 11th-hour flight - but not so national selectors, none of whom were present to witness the final audition...
Who? Selectors have option of unknown spin duo
Andrew Wu FORMER chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns has urged Australia to take a punt on unheralded leg-spinners Adam Zampa and Cameron Boyce for the Test tour of India with a view to developing them for the...
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Wade in as selectors eye fallback for Haddin
Andrew Wu BRAD HADDIN will have his understudy shadowing his every move in the Caribbean as selectors yesterday began the next step to phase the embattled wicketkeeper out of the Australian team.
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Waugh slams selectors on Ponting
Andrew Wu Ricky Ponting first Australian captain in nearly 29 years to regain reins after stepping down.
Selectors to promote fresh faces
Andrew Wu, Sydney Runs now hold a higher currency in John Inverarity's regime than reputation.
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Haddin twist - gloveman to be Test vice-captain
Andrew Wu, Chloe Saltau The soap opera that has been Australian cricket will take another twist on Wednesday when Brad Haddin is confirmed as the new Test vice-captain, raising implications for the short-term future of...
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Haddin's new role has Wade on back foot
Andrew Wu and Chloe Saltau Soap opera that has been Australian cricket will take another twist on Wednesday.
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Past captains believe Watson is key to wresting back urn from old foe
Andrew Wu To many, Shane Watson was the face of Australia's failure in India but the last two men to lead the country to Ashes glory in England - Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh - believe he is the key to wresting...
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National contracts to spread the load
Chloe Saltau and Andrew Wu State of Australian cricket will be revealed when national contracts are handed out.
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Surprise as Smith chosen for India tour
Andrew Wu Smith's own shock was mild compared to that of many others around the country.
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Watson back for Manuka as squad off to India
Andrew Wu Shane Watson will make his comeback to international cricket in Canberra this week as Cricket Australia aims to juggle competing interests at home and overseas.
Bravado returns as sweep looms
Andrew Wu Australia have their eyes set on a second whitewash of the summer when they tackle West Indies in game four of their one-day international series in Sydney on Friday.
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Windies increase spin intrigue
Andrew Wu AUSTRALIA'S Test squad continues its exodus to India on Saturday but it's the men left behind who could be gaining the most valuable insight into the challenges that lie ahead on the subcontinent.
Hughes up to speed, now for spin
Andrew Wu PHILLIP HUGHES overcame his demons against pace bowling this summer to become ''Mr Dependable'' for Australia, but Dean Jones says a similar challenge awaits the batsman against spin in India.
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Mallett backs Maxwell to spin some magic on India Test debut
Andrew Wu ASHLEY MALLETT, the last man to bowl Australia to Test victory in Chennai, has endorsed Glenn Maxwell to make his debut next week in the series opener against India.
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CA shoots down talk of Clarke, Hussey row
CHRIS BARRETT, ANDREW WU Mike Hussey is at the centre of a rumour doing the rounds by email, and published in of all places a financial gossip column on Thursday, that he and Michael Clarke had a spectacular falling out...
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Lyon is leaving no stone unturned in his bid for Indian success
Andrew Wu Australia's incumbent Test spinner is facing a challenge from Xavier Doherty.
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Lyon gets in early for Indian scouting mission
Andrew Wu AUSTRALIA'S incumbent Test spinner Nathan Lyon says he does not know what is required to succeed in India but has sought the counsel of Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting as he tries to unlock the...
