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There is little doubt that the modern age of Test cricket has seen the game become so in favour of the batsmen. You see this not only through the observation of your eyes, but also with the support of figures.

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OK, from the dizzy heights of the ‘G’ and ‘H’ teams, we are now stepping back into the third division – the all-time ‘I’ XI (from a total of 35 ‘Is’ to have played Test cricket).

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From the moment that Punter and Huss stepped out of the national setup, the most significant issue the Australian team is battling with is the lack of depth of batting talent.

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The sun has been out twice this week in England. Once for three days, the other for four.

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As far back as I can remember, I’ve consumed an unhealthy diet of watching too much sport. I find myself sometimes not immersed with the action on the television screen but subconsciously drifting into the realm of fantasy and hypothetical.

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It seemed almost surreal that the ‘pair’ that Matt Prior scored in the recent Test against New Zealand at Lord’s was the act that convinced me that he is the best current player in Test cricket.

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During the horrid time that was the Australian Test tour of India, I joked to a friend that I had realised the solution to our once great team’s batting issues.

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India vs Australia: 2013 Champions Trophy warmup live scores, blog

By Suneer Chowdhary, 4 Jun 2013

 

The tour of India should be well behind them now and with a change in locale and format, Australia should enter their second warm-up game in the 2013 Champions Trophy against India with a lot more confidence. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 7.30pm AEST.

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Australia’s recent Test tour to India once again highlighted the confusing role of the head coach currently occupied by Mickey Arthur.

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‘Stop-gap’ is such an ugly word in both its sound and connotation, with it pointing to the fact you have settled on something short term that is ok, because nothing better was on offer.

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The spot fixing controversies overshadowed the Mumbai Indians finally winning the IPL crown, with their triumph as forgotten as the role Ricky Ponting played in it.

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Peter Siddle is presently ranked number five in the world on the ICC rankings (on the same rankings Graeme Swann is ranked six and Jimmy Anderson is ranked seven) and the national selection panel will most likely pick him for the first Ashes Test.

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