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Taylor calls for Watson to be Ashes opener

May 23, 2013: Mark Taylor believes restoring Shane Watson to the opening position and shifting David Warner down to No.5 or 6 could be the formula Australia need to post challenging totals on the upcoming Ashes tour

England news

Haigh scoops British Book award

May 22, 2013: On Warne, Gideon Haigh's examination of one of the finest bowlers to play the game, was named the Cricket Book of the Year at the 11th annual British Sports Book Awards at Lord's on Monday.

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Australia eye England swing with interest

May 22, 2013: Michael Clarke knows his men will enter the Ashes as underdogs but they have taken some heart from the way England's batsmen struggled against New Zealand's swing bowlers in last week's Lord's Test

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Weak Sheffield Shield hurting Australia - Warne

May 16, 2013: Shane Warne believes fast-tracking young players into the Sheffield Shield rather than having them cut their teeth on Twenty20 is key to improving the strength of domestic cricket in Australia and ultimately the national team

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Clarke's Ashes warning for batsmen

May 15, 2013: As he delivered a series of reassurances that a degenerative back condition would not hobble his forthcoming Ashes campaign, Australia's captain Michael Clarke issued a stern reminder that the tourists' promising pace battery would be rendered useless wit

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Age no barrier for recalled Haddin

May 14, 2013: Brad Haddin may be comfortably the oldest wicketkeeper currently involved in Test cricket, but he believes his age and experience could be to his advantage on the upcoming Ashes tour

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Don't write off Australia - Gough

May 12, 2013: Darren Gough was at his best in the heat of an Ashes confrontation but he is not about to write off the current generation

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England buoyed by Pietersen fitness

May 11, 2013: England's Ashes hopes have been boosted by the news that Kevin Pietersen is provisionally scheduled to return to cricket on June 12 for Surrey against Sussex at Arundel

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ECB launches Ashes schools initiative

May 8, 2013: The ECB has launched a free educational programme for use in primary schools

Australia news

Inverarity wrestles with Australia's batting woes

Apr 30, 2013: Australia's national selector John Inverarity has spoken frankly of his panel's struggles to find batsmen capable of thriving in a Test match following the retirements of Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey

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Harris confident of fitness ahead of Ashes

Apr 26, 2013: Ryan Harris is confident he will be fit ahead of the Ashes after receiving encouraging results from scans on his injured Achilles tendon

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Faulkner prepared for extra batting responsibility

Apr 26, 2013: Allrounder James Faulkner could find himself shouldering extra batting responsibility in his first Test series

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T20 cash hits Australian batting - Mark Taylor

Apr 25, 2013: Former Australia captain Mark Taylor believes Twenty20's easy money has contributed to the national side's poverty of Test match batting options

England news

Pietersen out of Champions Trophy

Apr 24, 2013: Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy and could face a race to be fit in time for the Ashes as he continues his rehabilitation from a knee injury

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'Not going to win this by ourselves' - Haddin

Apr 24, 2013: Brad Haddin played down the importance of his elevation to the Australia Test vice-captaincy for the Ashes and struck a team-orientated note

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Rogers and Faulkner in Ashes squad

Apr 24, 2013: Brad Haddin and Chris Rogers are the hardened campaigners identified to unify Australia's Ashes tourists, while the young allrounder James Faulkner's inclusion has intensified pressure on Shane Watson

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Haddin back as Clarke's lieutenant

Apr 23, 2013: Australia's selectors are expected to name Brad Haddin as Michael Clarke's vice-captain and No. 1 gloveman for the tour of England, reverting to the leadership duo that delivered a 4-0 hiding of India on home soil two summers ago

Australia news

Australia ask Hick to teach batting patience

Apr 21, 2013: Graeme Hick, one of the greatest batting enigmas in England's history, has been called up to sort out the mindsets of young Australia batsmen increasingly wedded to Twenty20 cricket.

Australia news

Watson stands down as vice-captain

Apr 20, 2013: Shane Watson has stood down as Australia's vice-captain across all formats, declaring that he wants to focus his attention on his own performance

County news

Now or never again for Rogers

Apr 8, 2013: Chris Rogers remains hopeful of a recall to the Australian Test side but realises county success may be a more realistic aim for 2013