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    "excerpt": "Melbourne, Oct 29 Wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey will lead Australia A in the three-day practice game against Pakistan ahead of the two-Test series beginning November 21. The three-day practice game ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Melbourne, Oct 29<\/strong> Wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey will lead Australia A in the three-day practice game against Pakistan ahead of the two-Test series beginning November 21. The three-day practice game will be a first-class day-night fixture beginning November 11 at the Perth Stadium.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nCarey&#39;s selection, alongside a strong pool of other players which has five batsmen with Test experience of the three-day tour game, conveys that the Australian selectors are creating a high-stakes bat-off among leading contenders ahead of the Test series.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nBoth Usman Khawaja and Travis Head have been named as vice-captains for the practice game.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nNo spinner has been selected for the three-day match with national selector Trevor Hohns indicating the three-day, day-night nature of the contest meant a spinner would likely receive limited opportunities to bowl.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;We will closely monitor performances in this match as well as the coming round of the Sheffield Shield before deciding upon our squad for the two-Test series against Pakistan,&quot; Hohns was quoted as saying in a statement by cricket.com.au.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Alex Carey has proven himself to be an exceptional leader in his role as vice-captain of the Australian men&#39;s one-day international and Twenty20 international teams.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;This fixture represents an opportunity to provide Alex with more leadership experience and he will be supported by two experienced vice-captains in Usman Khawaja and Travis Head,&quot; he added.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<strong>Australia A squad:<\/strong> Alex Carey (c), Marcus Harris, Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Will Pucovski, Travis Head, Nic Maddinson, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Sean Abbott, Riley Meredith.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<strong>Pakistan squad:<\/strong> Azhar Ali (c), Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan Snr, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Musa Khan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Yasir Shah.<\/p>\r\n",
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