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Lillee to work with quicks

Chloe Saltau Cricket Australia appoints pace legend Dennis Lillee as a consultant to the nation's fast bowlers.

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Johnson roars back to brink of a hat-trick

Chloe Saltau Clearing hurdles introduced by rotation policy gives Mitchell Johnson more satisfaction than his 200th wicket.

Boys are back in town: Johnson, Starc take over

Chloe Saltau MITCHELL STARC has spent most of the past 12 months on the fringes of the Australian attack, while Mitchell Johnson could not have been further from contention for most of that time.

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Lillee's lament: no spearhead

Chloe Saltau Fast bowling legend Dennis Lillee laments lack of a spearhead to stop South Africa's marauding batsmen in Perth, and said he would have been furious if he had been rested from a Test like Peter...

Lillee calls for enforcer to provide cutting edge

Chloe Saltau FAST-BOWLING legend Dennis Lillee has lamented the lack of a spearhead to stop South Africa's marauding batsmen in Perth, and said he would have been furious if he had been rested from a Test as...

Siddle brushes off Lillee, rests his case

Chloe Saltau PETER SIDDLE has bristled at criticism from Dennis Lillee and described the decision to withdraw him from the deciding Perth Test as ''the right thing to do''.

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Lillee wrong - I was right to rest: Siddle

Chloe Saltau Paceman says he played a part in the agonising call to rest from the series decider.

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Paceman Lee burns brightly to the end

Chloe Saltau Brett Lee always figured it was better to burn out than fade away, so he was still bowling fast, seriously fast, when the last injury came.

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Bowled: Hurt Lee walks

Chloe Saltau Brett Lee was bowling fast, seriously fast, when he sustained a career-ending injury.

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Johnson still in mix for Tests

Chloe Saltau Mitchell Johnson is back and is 'certainly, absolutely' in contention to resume his Test career.