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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Christchurch, Dec 24 (IANS)&nbsp;New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan has said there is intense competition among the quick bowlers in the squad for a place in the final 11 and whoever misses out playing the first Test against Sri Lanka here will be unlucky.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore#\/csgsa\/43\/ENG\/1424\/1st-Test-New-Zealand-v-Sri-Lanka.html?type=scorecard\">1st Test, Scorecard - SL vs New Zealand<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nNew Zealand take on Sri Lanka in the first Test of a two-match series starting at the Hagley Oval here Friday with all four pacers in the squad - Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Doug Bracewell and Neil Wagner - in with a shout for a final team berth.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;At this stage everyone is in the running. (Selection) will be discussed over the next 24 hours,&quot; McMillan ws quoted as saying by stuff.co.nz Wednesday.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;I don&#39;t think so. It&#39;s going to be a tough call whatever way the selectors decide to go. They&#39;re both bowling beautifully and have done a good job whenever they&#39;ve been asked.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nMcMillan said the wicket will suit the quicks of both the sides.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;It is green, but it doesn&#39;t look any different to what we had last summer against the West Indies and India, and from memory we didn&#39;t win too many tosses throughout those two series,&quot; McMillan said.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;The fast bowlers have a little bit of a smile on their face, seeing a bit of green grass, which we haven&#39;t really seen for the last eight weeks. We batted first in most of those conditions, so if that happens again we know we&#39;ve done it before.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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