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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, Jan 1 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly rated the current Australian selection process as the &quot;lowest ever&quot; while responding to ex-captain Steve Waugh&#39;s predicted playing XI for the fourth and final Test, starting Thursday at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Australian cricket selection at its lowest ever .. greats have to put teams in their Instagram posts to give direction ....,&quot; Ganguly tweeted with a picture of Waugh&#39;s selected XI for the Sydney Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, Waugh had picked his side for the fourth Test excluding the off-colour opener Aaron Finch.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Waugh had suggested the promotion of Shaun Marsh to open the batting alongside Marcus Harris, with Usman Khawaja at No.3 followed by Travis Head, skipper Tim Paine, leg-spinning all-rounder Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Labuschagne was on Sunday added to Australia&#39;s squad for the final Test after the Virat Kohli-led tourists took a historic 2-1 lead by comfortably winning the Boxing Day Test by 137 runs at Melbourne.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Meanwhile, another former Australian skipper, Ricky Ponting, has suggested Marcus Harris and Usman Khawaja to open the innings for the hosts, followed by Shaun Marsh.<\/p>\r\n",
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