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    "excerpt": "Sydney, Nov 20 (Cricketnmore) Ahead of the upcoming five-match Ashes rubber, a group of Australia batsmen have turned to Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt to improve their running between the wickets.\r\n",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Sydney, Nov 20 (Cricketnmore)<\/strong> Ahead of the upcoming five-match Ashes rubber, a group of Australia batsmen have turned to Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt to improve their running between the wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The just-retired Jamaican athlete is said to have passed on tips to improve their &quot;explosiveness&quot; off the mark.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s all about explosiveness, and that&#39;s one thing I&#39;ve noticed with cricket -- they don&#39;t really have a lot of explosiveness when they&#39;re running,&quot; Bolt was quoted as saying by the Herald Sun newspaper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;They seem to always take off at a slow rate. Getting that right will definitely help people.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Batsman Peter Handscomb, who is preparing hard for the opening Test at the Gabba in Brisbane from November 23, said Bolt gave them a few pointers on running a bit faster.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He was giving us a few pointers on how to get a little bit faster,&quot; Handscomb said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We&#39;ll give it a crack. He was trying to get us nice and low in the turn and in and out. The first couple of steps are key and if we can get them right, we&#39;ll be fast.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Obviously he&#39;s the fastest man ever so if we can have the title with him, that&#39;d be cool,&quot; Handscomb added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Handscomb was the only member of the Ashes squad present at the promotional event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>While the first Ashes Test begins on Thursday in Brisbane, subsequent games will be played in Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bolt, 31, retired after this year&#39;s World Championships, where he suffered a hamstring injury. The Jamaican has eight Olympic medals to his credit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">With thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gatorade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Gatorade<\/a>, legendary sprinter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usainbolt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@usainbolt<\/a> reveals a new measure for our Aussie players this season - the Bolt Rate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ashes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LxuvHBG6m3\">pic.twitter.com\/LxuvHBG6m3<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricketAus\/status\/932373142109962240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>",
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