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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 24 (IANS) Injured Australian opener David Warner, despite admitting he was yet not entirely pain-free, has declared himself fit for the Boxing Day Test against India.<\/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;\">Warner is still recovering from a thumb complaint sustained in the second Test after being hit by a Umesh Yadav delivery. But the left hander practised Wednesday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here without any massive discomfort.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/present-pakistani-team-can-win-the-world-cup-moin-khan--5544\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; background: transparent;\">Present Pakistani team can win the World Cup: Moin Khan<\/a>&nbsp;(read more)<\/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 a bit sore when it hit the splice or the toe of the bat but that&#39;s to be expected, but I feel good and I&#39;m ready to go,&quot; Warner was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday.<\/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&#39;s been) talk about (my) bottom hand being a bit looser and it&#39;s probably going to help me a bit I think, but when the ball hits the splice I found out today it&#39;s going to be quite painful but I can bear that pain and I can get out there on Boxing Day.<\/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;\">He revealed he felt pain while batting against spinners at the nets Wednesday but could muster the courage to bear it and plans to adopt a similar approach while playing the third Test, starting Friday.<\/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;I tried to have a dip at the spinners to see if I could actually hit the ball as hard as I can and it did feel real sore but I had to try and grind it out and get through that pain and I was able to do that,&quot; the 28-year-old said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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