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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Manchester, Sep 9<\/strong> - As Australia prepare to announce their new-look Test squad to tour Bangladesh next month, left-arm spinner Ashton Agar could be the surprise inclusion who will work in tandem with No.1 tweaker Nathan Lyon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Head coach Darren Lehmann confirmed Australia&#39;s squad to Bangladesh would be named when the national side arrives home next week, and Agar is one of three spinners in contention to be Lyon&#39;s deputy on the three-week tour, reports cricket.com.au on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After getting a stunning start to his Test career two years ago where he sparkled with a 98-run knock on debut batting at No.11 against England, Agar said he&#39;s spent his time thereafter with domestic side Western Australia developing his game and learning how he plays his cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;Up until that game everything had been so natural and it&#39;d all just happened but I wasn&#39;t aware of how it was happening,&quot; Agar was quoted as saying by a sports website on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;So to go and play the last two seasons and actually learn my game while I was doing it really helped me because now if it goes off I know how to get it back. Whereas before it went off for a bit and it was a bit of a tough time for one season learning how to find that rhythm. It&#39;s just learning about the way I play the game.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agar and fellow spinner Steven O&#39;Keefe travelled to India in July for two four-day matches against India A in Chennai. Agar collected three wickets in his sole opportunity on the tour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agar said his recent experiences playing in spin bowler-friendly conditions would hold him in good stead should he be chosen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;I&#39;ve played on a few spinning wickets at the end of last season,&quot; Agar said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;I learned how to bowl with rough, on turning wickets (with) different field settings. In India for the A series I learned how to bowl to some good players of spin. But I haven&#39;t been picked on that tour yet, so I just have to wait and see.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 20.8px; text-align: justify;\">(IANS)<\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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