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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Melbourne, Dec 23 (IANS) Selector Mark Waugh has said Shane Watson faces a fitness test Wednesday morning for the third Test against India, starting Friday, after the all-rounder was struck on the helmet in the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) nets here Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/dhawan-fit-to-play-in-boxing-day-test--5489\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(42, 100, 150); transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; outline: 0px; background: transparent;\">Dhawan fit to play in Boxing Day Test<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">According to Cricket Australia (CA) website, Watson was floored by a bouncer from young pacer James Pattinson during training and appeared to be distressed as he left the session early in the company of team doctor Peter Brukner.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Watson skipped the team&#39;s public appearance at Cricket Australia&#39;s Family Day at the MCG, returning to his hotel room where he was said to be &quot;off colour&quot;, according to National Selection Panel member Mark Waugh.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Vice-captain Brad Haddin said that Watson was &quot;shaken, but OK&quot; after the blow, but Waugh revealed that the 33-year-old would have to undergo a fitness test before being cleared to play in Boxing Day Test.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;It was his last ball he was facing in the nets and it struck him somewhere near the temple region,&quot; Waugh said during commentary on Tuesday night&#39;s KFC T20 Big Bash League match in Hobart.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;He was pretty much OK to start off with then he felt a little bit off colour back in his hotel room. So I believe he&rsquo;s going to have a few tests overnight and we&rsquo;ll see how he comes up in the morning so hopefully he should be OK to play in the Test match.&quot;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Waugh said selectors would wait on the results from the fitness test before deciding on any possible reinforcements to Australia&#39;s 13-man squad.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;We&rsquo;ll see how the test goes in the morning,&quot; Waugh said.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;There might be no need to add anyone - hopefully that&rsquo;s the case - but depending on what the doctors say, we&rsquo;ll go from there. It could be an out-and-out batsman or it could be an all-rounder, it just depends.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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