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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Melbourne, Jan 10 (IANS) Australia&#39;s squad for the Tri-Series, including India and Australia, and ICC Cricket World Cup will be boosted by the return of American fielding guru Mike Young.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/gayle-returns-to-inspire-windies-victory--6084\">Gayle returns to inspire Windies victory<\/a><\/strong><\/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 CA website, fielding consultant Greg Blewett in Adelaide for the birth of his child, Young will link with the side after the 15-man squad for the Tri Series and World Cup is announced in Sydney Sunday.&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;\">Blewett will then return during the Tri-Series and work with Young for the rest of the summer.&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;\">A Cricket Australia (CA) spokesperson said the decision to bring Young into the squad was made months ago due to the impending birth of Blewett&#39;s child and is not linked to Australia&#39;s fielding performance during four-match Test Series against India.&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;\">Blewett, a former state and national teammate head coach Darren Lehmann, was unveiled as Australia&rsquo;s fielding consultant in August.&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;\">Initially appointed for the tours of Zimbabwe and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), he has remained with the squad for the current series against India.&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;\">Blewett&#39;s appointment last year came after Young, who has worked intermittently with the Aussies for 15 years, returned to the US following the tour of South Africa in February and March.&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;\">Young, a former minor league baseball player and coach, first became involved in cricket in 1999 when he was invited to join a Queensland training session by then Bulls coach John Buchanan.&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;\">When Buchanan was elevated to the Australia coaching job, Young was brought on board and was credited with a sharp increase in Australia&#39;s fielding standards up until 2005, when his contract wasn&#39;t renewed.&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;\">When Australia&#39;s fielding slipped during their 2005 Ashes loss, Young was again called on by Buchanan. He was involved in Australia&#39;s World Cup wins in 2003 and 2007 and their Ashes whitewashes in 2006-07 and 2013-14, and has also worked as a consultant with teams in India, England, South Africa and New Zealand.&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;\">This summer will be Young&#39;s third separate stint with the side in less than two years. He was brought in by Lehmann as a fielding consultant for the home Ashes series and the tour of South Africa last summer and had previously been used by Lehmann&#39;s predecessor Mickey Arthur ahead of the 2013 Champions Trophy in Britain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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