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    "editor1": "<p><strong>8 OCT:<\/strong>&nbsp;Australia have dropped all-rounder Marcus Stoinis for the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Stoinis was able to manage just 87 runs in the 50-over World Cup in UK and struggled with injuries.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nMeanwhile, Steve Smith has been included in the 14-member Australia squad announced by Cricket Australia on Tuesday. Smith will play his first T20I in more than three-and-a-half years, his last coming against India in the 2016 T20 World Cup group game in Mohali.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSmith will be joined by David Warner, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc in the side captained by Aaron Finch. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey and Cummins will share the vice-captaincy.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nMeanwhile, the Australian selectors have overlooked big-hitting batsmen Chris Lynn and D&#39;Arcy Short, while spinner Nathan Lyon was unable to force his way into the shortest format as Ashton Agar and Adam Zampa were preferred over him.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;It is almost a year to the day until Australia hosts the men&#39;s Twenty20 World Cup and we have selected this squad with that in mind. We have looked to put a squad together that we think can take us through to that tournament,&quot; cricket.com.au quoted national selector Trevor Hohns as saying in a statement.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAustralia will first face Sri Lanka in the three T20Is scheduled for October 27, 30 and November 1 in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne respectively. Pakistan will then face Australia in the first T20I on November 3 in Sydney before taking on the hosts in Canberra and Perth on November 5 and 8.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<strong>Australia squad<\/strong>: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Billy Stanlake, Mitchell Starc, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, David Warner, Adam Zampa<\/p>\r\n",
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