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    "editor1": "<p>Brisbane, Jan 17 (CRICKETNMORE): Australia&#39;s tour to India next month can&#39;t be worse than the side&#39;s 2013 campaign when he and four other players were suspended for a Test, former all-rounder Shane Watson said on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India dealt a 4-0 whitewash to the Aussies in 2013, a tour remembered for Watson, James Pattinson, Mitchell Johnson and Usman Khawaja being handed a one-Test ban for disciplinary breaches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It really can&#39;t get any worse than what it was in 2013,&quot; Watson told Cricket Australia&#39;s website.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;So that&#39;s a good starting point because that&#39;s as bad as it can get, players getting suspended from a Test match. I&#39;m sure that won&#39;t happen this time.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ab-de-villiers-pulls-out-of-new-zealand-series-fuels-test-retirement-speculation--23008\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">AB De Villiers pulls out of New Zealand series, fuels Test retirement speculation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Australia have included three spinners to India, including uncapped leg-spinner Mitch Swepson, and all-rounders Ashton Agar and Glenn Maxwell in their 16-man squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Obviously the way that you win over there is through spin bowling, but not necessarily just only spin bowling,&quot; Watson said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The time the Aussie team won in 2004, they only had Shane Warne and three quick bowlers. It&#39;s more so just playing to your absolute strengths, playing your best players, who&#39;ve got the best chance of being able to play in those extreme conditions than what we&#39;re used to.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Watson recalled how the 2004-05 squad fed off the back of pace triumvirate Glenn McGrath, Michael Kasprowicz and Jason Gillespie working in tandem with legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Also Read: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/india-maintains-no-1-position-in-icc-test-rankings--22998\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">India maintains No.1 Position in ICC Test Rankings<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Watson reserved rich praise for opener Matt Renshaw, saying he knows what to do and should just stick to his game plan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He knows his game incredibly well and I&#39;m sure he&#39;ll just stick to his game plan like he did in the Test matches he&#39;s played. I&#39;m sure he&#39;ll have a lot of success,&quot; Watson said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;For a young guy to be able to have so much control over what he&#39;s doing, shows he&#39;s got what it takes to be successful in any conditions.&quot;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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