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Seasoned players signal squad's changed course

Chloe Saltau Chris Rogers and James Faulkner bring to Australia's unfancied Ashes squad qualities that have been in desperately short supply in recent Australian teams.

Australia dressing room still in flux

Chloe Saltau Two contrasting pictures of the Australian team's cultural malaise have emerged from the mess in Mohali.

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Coaches 'let issues reach crisis'

Chloe Saltau Player representatives say team management to blame for issues reaching crisis point.

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I'm ready for a tough Test, says Doherty

Chloe Saltau Xavier Doherty is preparing himself for a 'bloody tough' second crack at Test cricket.

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Heat on Lyon after Test squad named

Chloe Saltau The 17-man squad for Australia's Test tour of India has been announced, with spinner Xavier Doherty and all-rounder Moises Henriques amongst the surprise inclusions.

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Pace attack can conquer in India: Siddle

Chloe Saltau Three-quarters of the wickets during England's historic series win in India recently fell to spin, but Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle is predicting a pace-led quest for the Border-Gavaskar...

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India must face pace: Siddle

Chloe Saltau Three quarters of the wickets during England's historic series win in India recently fell to spin, but Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle is predicting a pace-led quest for the Border-Gavaskar...

Need for speed: Siddle knows way to success

Chloe Saltau THREE-quarters of the wickets during England's historic series win in India recently fell to spin, but Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle is predicting a pace-led quest for the Border-Gavaskar...

Watson's coup de grace

Chloe Saltau The public could be forgiven for thinking the home cricket summer is over.

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England's Ashes hopes on the rise

Chloe Saltau Retirements and selection intrigue in Australia have heightened England's optimism.

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England revel in Australia's 'failings'

Chloe Saltau RETIREMENTS and selection intrigue in Australia have heightened England's Ashes optimism.

Hard work pays off

Chloe Saltau Glenn Maxwell has firmed to tour India as a spin-bowling all-rounder on the strength of a couple of Twenty20 cameos and some overdue diligence in the nets.

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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.

All's well for Maxwell as baggy green looms

Chloe Saltau GLENN MAXWELL'S transformation from maverick batsman who bowls a bit to probable Test all-rounder has been accelerated by Shane Warne, who is teaching him the art of patience and mind games.

Maxwell's call-up poses an all-round dilemma

Chloe Saltau VICTORIA'S confident tyro Glenn Maxwell has bolted into the Test squad, but he will have to fight Mitchell Johnson for the right to be Australia's next allrounder in the New Year's Test at the SCG.

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Top three against Sri Lanka all debutants

Chloe Saltau Australia will have three debutants in a one-day game for the first time in 27 years against Sri Lanka at the MCG on Friday, but acting captain George Bailey believes the match could showcase the...

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Australia hands ODI debuts to Cutting, Richardson

Chloe Saltau Mitchell Johnson is Australia's latest fast bowling casualty while Usman Khawaja has been omitted from the one-day team after just one game.

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Khawaja's run of outs continues

Chloe Saltau THE confusion created by the revolving door for Australian quicks has spread to the batsmen, following the omission of Usman Khawaja after just one game in one-day colours.